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AI in the Built World is a monthly newsletter by Nomic covering AI trends, funding, tools, and discussions across architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). Each issue analyzes hundreds of sources including news outlets, social media, and industry publications.

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The newsletter is published monthly, covering key AI developments from the previous period across the AEC industry.

Can I access past newsletter issues?

Yes, all past issues are available on this page. Each issue includes curated analysis of AI trends, featured stories, community discussions, and research papers relevant to the built world.

AI in the Built World

A monthly commentary by Andriy, CEO of Nomic. Based on hundreds of sources across the AEC industry.

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SoftBank puts $200M behind excavator autonomy as physical AI goes live

Procore buys DroneDeploy for $845M to give AI eyes on the jobsite

Higharc raises $95M as AI reaches the homebuilding supply chain

a16z backs Endra as AI moves into the MEP design core

Construction AI debuts UK SME project platform built with 700K lines of code

Bedrock Robotics raises $270M to scale autonomous fleets

AECOM Buys Consigli for $390M to Automate Design