South Korea's construction companies are aggressively employing state-of-the-art technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), 3D modeling and robots at work sites.

Construction venues are thus turning into technical sites featuring advanced technology in shunning their traditional image as worksites driven by physical labor.

Industry sources on Thursday said builder DL E&C Co. launched the customer response management system D-Voice by applying for the first time in the sector conversational AI ChatGPT technology. Customer consultation content is automatically converted into text, summarized and analyzed by AI, categorized by keyword and saved.

The accumulated data is used in subsequent consultations.

Construction projects employ state-of-the-art technologies in the planning, design and building phases of projects. In its successful bid for the Namhae-Yeosu Undersea Tunnel, DL E&C used building information modeling (BIM), which integrates data produced throughout the business process based on 3D modeling, to present the shortest construction section among bidders.