Transition from traditional knowledge retrieval into AI-powered knowledge retrieval in infrastructure projects: a literature review

The transition from traditional knowledge retrieval to artificial intelligence-powered knowledge retrieval signifies a fundamental change in data processing, analysis, and use in infrastructure projects. This systematic review presents a thorough literature analysis, examining the transition of traditional knowledge retrieval strategies from manual-based and statistical models to modern AI methodologies. This study systematically retrieved data from 2015-2024 through Scopus, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and PubMed. This study underscores the constraints of traditional approaches, particularly their reliance on manually generated rules and domain-specific attributes, in comparison to the flexibility and scalability of AI-powered solutions. This review highlights limitations, including data bias, computing requirements, and interpretability in the AI-powered knowledge retrieval systems, while exploring possible mitigating measures. This paper integrates current research to clarify the advancements in knowledge retrieval and discusses prospective avenues for integrating AI technology to tackle developing data-driven concerns in knowledge retrieval for infrastructure projects.