Investigating the use of ChatGPT for the scheduling of construction projects

TL;DR

This study explores ChatGPT's potential to automate construction scheduling, showing it can generate logical schedules and positively impact user experience, but also highlighting current limitations and the need for further development.

Contribution

First investigation into using ChatGPT for construction scheduling, demonstrating its ability to produce coherent plans and assessing user interaction and perceived potential.

Findings

ChatGPT can generate coherent construction schedules.

Participants reported positive interaction experiences.

Limitations of current technology require further research.

Abstract

Large language models such as ChatGPT have the potential to revolutionize the construction industry by automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks. This paper presents a study in which ChatGPT was used to generate a construction schedule for a simple construction project. The output from ChatGPT was evaluated by a pool of participants that provided feedback regarding their overall interaction experience and the quality of the output. The results show that ChatGPT can generate a coherent schedule that follows a logical approach to fulfill the requirements of the scope indicated. The participants had an overall positive interaction experience and indicated the great potential of such a tool to automate many preliminary and time-consuming tasks. However, the technology still has limitations, and further development is needed before it can be widely adopted in the industry. Overall, this study highlights the potential of using large language models in the construction industry and the need for further research.