Writer’s note: Rich Szecsy, PhD, PE, FACI, is the CEO of Big Town Concrete, based in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas. In 2025, he joined the ASTM International board of directors. Szecsy has been participating in ASTM’s concrete and concrete aggregates committee (C09) since 2001 and has been its chair since 2021 and past chair of its two biggest subcommittees. In this month’s column, he serves as a co-author to provide decades of hard-earned, valuable insights during the editing process. — Craig Yeack

Artificial intelligence (AI) does not tolerate ambiguity. It does not function well in loosely defined systems, inconsistent processes, or fragmented data environments. It demands structure and definition. In doing so, it exposes every weakness we have learned to live with.

That is why AI feels disruptive.

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