#384 - The AI and Expertise Paradox, with Chris Parsons

Archispeak by Evan Troxel, Cormac Phalen

Mar 20, 202601:19:00Arts

Architecture firms are adopting AI faster than they're building the expertise to judge it. In this episode, we explore the AI and expertise paradox with Christopher Parsons, Founder and CEO of Knowledge Architecture, the...

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