Ask CN is your go to source for questions about the construction industry. Ask a question about companies, projects, people, administrations, technology, decarbonisation etc. Our new AI search engine exclusively reads Construction News and provides you with instant answers. Construction News content is trusted by the construction industry across the UK.

Ask CN is your go to source for your questions about the construction industry. Ask a question about companies, contracts, forecasts, projects, innovations etc. Our new AI search engine exclusively reads Construction News and provides you with instant answers. Construction News content is trusted by the construction industry across the UK.

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FAQ

  • Can I trust Ask CN?

    Yes. Ask CN provides answers based on articles written by Construction News journalists and other expert authors and does not use data from any external sources, which could be unreliable or subject to copyright concerns. Extensive testing has gone on behind the scenes to help train the model, so we are satisfied that it is able to provide reliable information. We’ve also worked hard with partner Miso.ai to eliminate ‘hallucinations’ – these are misleading or wholly incorrect answers that may be given when the answer is not known or the data required to answer the question is incomplete. If Ask CN is unable to answer your question, it will tell you so.

  • How does Ask CN work?

    Ask CN is based on a GenAI platform, built by our partner Miso.ai. Unlike ChatGPT, Google Gemini and other GenAI tools that source their information from all over the web, Ask CN has been trained only on content written by Construction News journalists and other expert authors. It responds to queries posed in natural language with a summarised answer and links to related information.

  • What is GenAI?

    Short for Generative AI, GenAI is a type of artificial intelligence that is able to mimic the neural networks of the human brain and, through machine learning of existing content, generate entirely new content in the form of text, images, video and audio. When given a prompt, such as a piece of natural-language text, the computational power of GenAI allows it to deliver an answer much faster than the human brain can.

  • Is Ask CN being used to create editorial content on Construction News?

    No. Editorial articles feed into Ask CN but Ask CN is not used for the creation of editorial articles. We may use query data for article or FAQ topic suggestions.

  • What data is Ask CN collecting?

    We are recording queries submitted via Ask CN to help us understand what information our readers are interested in. Ask CN also collects anonymised user data that allows us to better understand the interests and intent of readers visiting Construction News. Learn more about Construction News's privacy policy and Miso.ai’s privacy policy.
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