Every contractor has heard the pitch: "AI is going to transform construction." But when you ask them what they're actually using AI for, you get a blank stare.
The problem isn't that contractors don't want AI. They're working 60-hour weeks and drowning in paperwork. The problem is that nobody's built AI that fits into how a contractor actually works.
What AI in Construction Should Actually Look Like
1. Answer questions about YOUR business
"What's my outstanding receivables?" "Which subs have expired insurance?" You should be able to ask in plain English and get an instant answer from your actual data.
2. Eliminate admin work
- Turn a 3-minute voice memo into a structured daily log
- Scan a receipt and extract vendor, amount, date, category
- Read a permit PDF and pull out all the data
- Parse correction letters into individual items
- Generate weekly client updates from daily logs
3. Be proactive
- "You have 3 invoices overdue by more than 15 days."
- "Mike's Plumbing GL insurance expires in 7 days."
- "The Smith kitchen is 15% over budget on electrical."
4. Save you the cost of employees
Most GCs doing $1-5M have 1-3 office staff: bookkeeper, project coordinator, admin. That's $120K-$200K/year. AI handles the paperwork that keeps you in the office until 9 PM.
How Opsite Built AI Into Every Part of the Workflow
- Lino (AI Assistant): Queries 26+ data tables, reads your documents, forecasts cash flow.
- Voice Daily Logs: Speak for 3 minutes → structured log with action items.
- Receipt Scanning: Photo → vendor, amount, date, category.
- Permit Extraction: Upload PDF → all data extracted.
- Morning Briefing: Daily AI summary of your priorities.
- Proposal Import: Upload Word/PDF → scope and line items extracted.
One GC with Opsite can do the work that used to take a GC plus 2-3 office employees.