Perceptions of Civil Engineers on the Development and Adoption of AI in the Peruvian Public Sector

Abstract

Artificial intelligence is an emerging technology that has begun to be adopted in different organizations throughout the world, and public works cannot be left behind. The chapter discusses the measurement of perceptions of transparency and efficiency through a global approach to exploratory questions related to the advances and acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI). The objective is to explore the potential of AI to monitor transparency and efficiency in Peruvian public works executing units. Through a survey addressed to civil engineers related to public works and its potential link to AI, this chapter also explores technological frameworks related to AI. They show a high acceptance of AI in the execution stage of the work. In the matter of capacities and behaviors, they accept the substitution of the construction monitor (coordinator), the supervisor, and the resident (in that order) by the AI. The document ends with some lessons and recommendations for researchers and professionals interested in the area of study.