The new RICS professional standard ‘Responsible use of artificial intelligence in surveying practice’ represents a pivotal shift in how professionals understand and use artificial intelligence in the surveying industry.

Ahead of the standard coming into effect on 9 March 2026, Chris Alder, Senior Executive Officer for Standards and Regulation at RICS, is joined by Nella Pang MRICS, Managing Director at Omega R‑E Ltd and member of the RICS Commercial Property Professional Group Panel, and James Garner FRICS, Head of AI and Data at Gleeds and part of the Construction Professional Group Panel. Together, they explore common misconceptions about AI, its potential to transform the sector, and the ethical issues that every surveyor should keep front of mind.

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

• Definitions of the many variations and use cases of AI tools in the profession
• The role of the ‘human in the loop’, maintaining responsibility for the work that’s undertaken with AI assistance
• How AI helps surveyors in more creative aspects of their roles
• The increased dangers of cybersecurity which come with the advent of new technologies

James Garner FRICS: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesgarner1976/

Nella Pang MRICS: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nella-pang-mrics-0m3gar3/

Chris Alder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-alder-b528822a/

James Garner’s AI newsletter - Project Flux: https://www.projectflux.ai/

RICS Professional Standard - ‘Artificial Intelligence in the natural and built environment sector’: https://www.rics.org/profession-standards/rics-standards-and-guidance/conduct-competence/responsible-use-of-ai

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors:

https://www.rics.org/uk/

RICS Podcast Page

https://www.rics.org/podcast/

Kieran Halliwell

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdhalliwell/