Samsung C&T Unveils 'AI-Native Construction Company' Roadmap... Phased Transition Over Three Years

2025 AI Day Held, Introduction of AI-Based Innovation Strategies
AI-Driven Work Intelligence to Be Implemented Across All Construction Sectors by 2028

Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group (hereafter Samsung C&T) has unveiled a roadmap to transform itself into an "AI-native" construction company, where all work processes and decision-making by employees are based on artificial intelligence (AI).

Samsung C&T held the "2025 AI Day" on the 11th at its headquarters in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, unveiling a roadmap for transformation into an AI-native construction company under the theme "Redesigning Construction in the AI Era." President and CEO Oh Secheol is delivering the welcoming address. Provided by Samsung C&T

On November 12, Samsung C&T announced that it had held the "2025 AI Day" event the previous day at its headquarters in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, under the theme "Build the Future with Intelligence." The company shared the achievements of its AI projects and global industry trends with its employees, presenting a vision for company-wide innovation through AI.

The event was attended by over 400 people, including President and CEO Oh Secheol and other executives, employees involved in AI, and representatives from AI innovation partners such as Yoonshik Kim, Enterprise Lead at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Korea.

In his welcoming address, President Oh Secheol emphasized, "The role of AI is becoming increasingly important in the construction industry, where projects are large and complex. By connecting our accumulated experience and data from numerous global projects with AI, let us recognize AI as our strategic partner and create innovation together."

Byungshik So, Executive Vice President and Head of the Innovation Office at Samsung C&T Corporation, is delivering the keynote speech at the "2025 AI Day" held on the 11th at Samsung C&T headquarters in Gangdong-gu, Seoul. Provided by Samsung C&T Corporation

Byung-sik So, Executive Vice President and Head of the Innovation Office, delivered the keynote speech, introducing the current state of AI technology development, the paradoxes and reasons behind AI, and Samsung C&T's strategies for innovation through AI.

Executive Vice President So presented three key concepts for AI innovation: accumulation of knowledge, securing proactivity, and changing perspectives. He stressed the need to foster AI as "our expert" based on Samsung C&T's unique data and know-how, rather than merely consuming AI. He proposed building a proactive AI partner that asks questions and makes suggestions, rather than a passive one, and suggested that the value of AI should be measured and improved based on Samsung C&T's problem-solving capabilities, not external benchmarks.

Following this, the Samsung C&T Data Team introduced the results of three major "AI Agent" projects jointly developed with AWS, a cloud computing company. The three projects demonstrated were: AI-ITB Reviewer, which automatically analyzes large volumes of bid proposals to quickly identify risks; AI-Contract Manager, which minimizes legal and contractual risks and supports professional responses; and AI-Project Expert (AIPEX), which integrates and analyzes scattered site data to uncover hidden insights.

Samsung C&T held the '2025 AI Day' on the 11th at its headquarters in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, unveiling a roadmap for transformation into an AI-native construction company under the theme "Redesigning Construction in the AI Era." Photo by Samsung C&T

Samsung C&T plans to implement the newly developed "AI Agents" in all construction projects starting next year and to pursue a phased AI transformation over the next three years. The company aims to realize AI-driven work intelligence across all areas of construction and to establish an AI platform.

Yoonshik Kim, Enterprise Lead at AWS, commented, "Global companies are not just considering the performance of AI, but also how to connect and utilize AI with their complex data, work processes, and security policies. The three major AI Agent projects showcased by Samsung C&T are exemplary cases of the global AI success strategies that AWS envisions."

A Samsung C&T representative stated, "This event was an opportunity to share the current state of AI technology that will change the construction industry paradigm and to reaffirm our commitment to building an organization that grows together with AI."

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