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Architecture in the age of artificial intelligence: challenges and limitations to training AI and teaching

Puig Costa, Janina,Navarro Delgado, Isidro,Christodoulou, Marilena,Avellaneda, Omar,Ianni, Manuela

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This article explores the utilization of Al within the field of Architecture education. Al has demonstrated favorable outcomes in information management and computational acceleration. Various studies indicate that generative Al also exhibits potential in the design stage. To investigate this assertion, an activity involving students pursuing a Building Engineering degree was devised, employing diverse Al applications to conceptualize an interior renovation. Through surveys assessing satisfaction levels with each application's outcomes and its subsequent analysis, it is observed that while Al enjoys widespread acceptance and considerable potential, it remains deficient in aspects such as perspective and lighting. This underscores the necessity for students to cultivate discernment in evaluating Al outputs, alongside the ongoing imperative of training machines with high-quality data.

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si..g adL202Y biodigi a l_ in elligen _sys ems iBAG UIC BCN A chi ec u e in he age o a i icial in elligence: challenges and limi a ions o aining Al and eaching Janina Puig, Isid o Na a o, Manuela lanni, Ma ilena Ch is odoulou, O na Fab isio A ellaneda Uni e sidad Poli écnica de Ca aluña, España [email p o ec ed], [email p o ec ed], [email p o ec ed], ma i lena. ch is o oulou@u pc.ed u, o na . ab isio.a ellaneda@u pc.ed u Abs ac . This a icle explo es he u iliza ion o Al wi hin he ield o A chi ec u e educa ion. Al has demons a ed a o able ou comes in in o ma ion managemen and compu a ional accele a ion. Va ious s udies indica e ha gene a i e Al also exhibi s po en ial in he design s age. To in es iga e his asse ion, an ac i i y in ol ing s uden s pu suing a Building Enginee ing deg ee was de ised, employing di e se Al applica ions o concep ualize an in e io eno a ion. Th ough su eys assessing sa is ac ion le els wi h each applica ion's ou comes and i s subsequen analysis, i is obse ed ha while Al enjoys widesp ead accep ance and conside able po en ial, i emains de icien in aspec s such as pe spec i e and ligh ing. This unde sco es he necessi y o s uden s o cul i a e disce nmen in e alua ing Al ou pu s, alongside he ongoing impe a i e o aining machines wi h high-quali y da a. Keywo ds: Gene a i e A i icial ln elligence, A chi ec u e, Deep Lea ning, Design, S yle 1 In oducción El empleo de la in eligencia a i icial (en adelan e, IA) en a qui ec u a ha dado buenos esul ados en la au oma ización de p ocesos y búsquedas, a ea en la que des acan las aplicaciones con e sacionales, de ex o a ex o, que acili an la ges ión y consul a de da os cons uc i os (Douka i, 2022). El a ículo de Ali, Alhajlah y Kassem {Ali e al., 2022) ya p onos icaba la buena simbiosis en e los modelos idimensionales in o mados, los denominados BIM (Building ln o ma ion Modeling), y la eme gen e in eligencia a i icial a la ho a de acele a 61