Recorded as a webinar in September 2025
Artificial Intelligence is widely promoted as transformative, but how much of this promise holds true for geotechnical engineering?
In this webinar recording, Dr Angus Maxwell and Dr Rich Laver from Maxwell GeoSystems Ltd explore where AI is already delivering practical benefits in ground engineering, where expectations may be overstated, and how reliable current applications really are. What is meant by AI in an engineering context? Where could or should it be applied? Drawing on information from across the geotechnical community, the speakers discuss how perceptions of AI vary between owners, consultants and contractors, and where different groups see genuine value. Angus and Rich also share insights from their current research, including the use of large language models to improve interaction with complex engineering systems, and machine learning approaches that draw on decades of geotechnical data to improve forecasting, decision‑making and ground risk management.
Speakers
Dr Angus Maxwell
Founder and CEO, Maxwell GeoSystems Ltd
Dr Rich Laver
Senior Technical Manager and AI Team Lead, Maxwell GeoSystems Ltd
Music
Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea
License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
