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Timber Barker

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Timber Barker is the CEO and founder of Boom Interactive, a multinational AI company developing advanced image recognition and generative AI to transform how the world designs and understands physical spaces. With over 25 years in design, technology, and cybersecurity, Timber began experimenting with programming and AI in the late 1990s and has since become a published inventor with 10 patents in machine learning and generative AI. His work focuses on 2D-to-3D spatial intelligence and layered AI models that democratize complex technologies for architects, builders, and creators worldwide. A proud member of the Pembina Ojibway First Nations and a father of four, Timber is passionate about mentoring innovators and shaping the future of applied AI in construction, FM and design.

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Aug. 11, 2026

AI Is Personal: Why the Human Still Matters in Construction

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the construction industry—but technology alone won't determine who succeeds. In this episode of Activating Curiosity™, Ryan Ware sits down with Timber Barker to explore why successful AI adoption starts with people, not software. Rather than asking whether AI will replace jobs, this conversation challenges leaders to ask a different question: How can AI help people do their best work? From architecture and engineering to construction and facilit...
Guest: Timber Barker