Science & Tech · Big Tech & Internet · 4 hrs ago
AI-edited home listings leave some buyers unable to recognise properties
Real estate agents in the Netherlands can use AI to make homes look different in Funda photos.
Funda is a site where homes are listed for sale.
AI can make changes such as removing walls or furnishing empty rooms.
Some prospective buyers say they do not recognise the property when they visit.
One buyer said the viewing had been pointless.
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Real estate agents can use artificial intelligence to substantially alter home photos on Funda, a property-listing site.
Some potential buyers say they no longer recognise the homes when they visit them.
AI changes can include removing walls or furnishing empty rooms.
One buyer said there was no point in viewing the property.
- Who
- Real estate agents are using AI-edited photos, and some potential buyers say the images leave them unable to recognise properties.
- What
- AI can substantially alter home-listing photos. Some buyers say the homes look different when viewed in person.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- On Funda, a property-listing site. The properties are viewed in person.
- Why
- Agents can use AI to improve the appearance of homes in listing photos.
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- Listing site
- Funda
- Technology
- Artificial intelligence
- Examples of edits
- Removing walls and furnishing empty rooms
- Reported impact
- Some potential buyers do not recognise properties during viewings
What people are saying
There was no point in viewing it.
Sources
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