02080nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245011300055210006900168260004200237300001000279490000700289520137500296653002801671653002601699653002901725653002001754100002001774700002101794700001701815856003001832       2021                        eng d  a1927-032100aCan Artificial Intelligence be a Critical Success Factor of Construction Projects? Practitioner perspectives0 aCan Artificial Intelligence be a Critical Success Factor of Cons  aOttawabTalent First Networkc12/2021  a17-320 v113 aThe construction sector has not been altogether successful in adopting automated systems. Related research on artificial intelligence has mainly been confined to the development of software models for a specific subset of construction work. This study aims to identify whether artificial intelligence is a potential critical success factor for construction project success. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using content analysis. The interviewees were selected on the basis of convenience and included highly experienced project managers from the global community with expertise in project management working on large construction projects. Our research shows that senior project managers perceive artificial intelligence as different from information technology and advanced project management software. Major drawbacks of artificial intelligence were found to be (i) lack of soft skills, (ii) lack of intelligence to interpret things in various ways like human beings, and (iii) lack of human relationship capabilities, including the ways people manage projects. The interviewees believe that artificial intelligence is still years away from becoming self-aware. This study improves the understanding of artificial intelligence as a success factor for construction projects and provides future directions for research in this field.10aartificial intelligence10aConstruction Projects10aCritical Success Factors10aProject Success1 aKumar, Virender1 aPandey, Amrendra1 aSingh, Rahul  utimreview.ca/article/1471