2026-05-08 –, Grégr Stage
The last 80 years have been notable for the inability to convert our vast wealth into beautiful built environments. Construction costs today are 3x-10x today what they were in 1900.
Now there's hope that AI automation of robots (à la Monumental Labs) will usher in a renaissance by radically reducing the cost of shaping materials like stone. So what will our cities look like in the future?
Micah Springut is Founder & CEO of Monumental Labs, a New York-based startup building AI-enabled robot stone carving factories to create cities with the splendor of Paris, Florence, or pre-war New York, at a fraction of the cost.