Artificial intelligence is set to increase the need for skilled labour across housebuilding according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF), with its latest research showing that 70% of home building entrants are attracted to the sector as a “protected” industry. A new report from the HBF and Pluto Finance, Artificial Intelligence and Skills in the Home Building Industry, demonstrates the scale of the workforce challenge within the industry and that, “far from replacing jobs, artificial intelligence is set to increase the need for skilled labour across home building and its supply chain”, HBF said.