Securing AI in Construction

James Fair & Josh Moore |July 22, 2026 |47 minutes

Build smart, build safe. A practical session for GCs and commercial contractors on what’s safe to use, what’s not, and how to know the difference.

Shadow AI is already happening on your jobsites and in your back office, whether you’ve approved it or not. This session cuts through the noise with a clear, no-nonsense look at what matters for construction businesses specifically.

What you’ll learn:

Which AI tools are safe for business use, and which free consumer tools quietly put your data at risk
What should never go into a public AI tool, including bid pricing, subcontractor quotes, and client information
A real story of what happened when one contractor’s team used AI without guardrails, and what it cost them
How to set simple ground rules for your team without slowing anyone down
A Monday morning action plan you can put in place immediately, no IT department required

Whether your team is already experimenting with AI or hasn’t touched it yet, you’ll walk away with a clear, practical path forward.

Key Takeaways

• Shadow AI is already happening at your company, whether you've approved it or not. Most employees using public AI tools for work don't hide it maliciously, they just don't know the rules.

• Free consumer AI tools like public ChatGPT are the highest-risk. Anything typed in becomes training data, meaning your bid pricing, subcontractor quotes, and client information can end up in someone else's answer.

• The line between safe and unsafe isn't about avoiding AI, it's about which tool you use. Business-tier tools with data privacy contracts are safe. Free public tools are not.

• You don't need an IT department to fix this. A one-page written policy plus a 10-minute team conversation eliminates most of the real risk.

• Start with three questions: what tool is my team using, what data are they putting into it, and would I be comfortable if that data appeared in a competitor's answer next week.

Presenters

James Fair

Executech

Josh Moore

Executech

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