Andy Young knew exactly what he wanted when he started house-hunting in the spring. The 35-year-old was looking to ditch his North York condo for a larger, detached home with a yard to share with his girlfriend. A frequent user of AI programs like ChatGPT, Young decided to give Wahi — a Toronto-based, tech-enabled real estate brokerage — a try.
He provided his preferred neighbourhood, budget and other parameters to Wahi’s AI-powered algorithm, refreshed the search engine nightly to find new listings, and co-ordinated showings with a roster of Wahi freelance real estate agents, paid hourly to accompany clients to open houses and home visits.
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An AI-infused future
84%
of Canadian CEOs say AI will significantly change their business within the next five years.
35%
of Canadian businesses say they are currently using AI in their operations.
54%
of Canadian businesses using AI report they are concerned they may be making decisions based on poorly designed AI algorithms.
47%
of Canadian businesses using AI say they lack the in-house expertise to validate and verify the accuracy of their AI algorithms.
44%
say their AI data sets are either too small or too big, are missing data, are incorrect or not properly formatted.
Source: 22nd CEO Survey—Canadian insights and KPMG
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