In my last few columns I have looked at artificial intelligence and it uses for real estate.

I had it look at pricing a home as well as market trend analysis (where prices etc. may be going). This time, I thought I would ask a simple question that anyone looking at buying a home might ask, “I am thinking of buying this house at (pick an address in B.C.). What do I need to know about the local regulation and zoning information.”

First I went to GROK (from X.com) and asked it. It came up with more than 1,600 words. Lots of great information.

It was careful to give me information but warned me to double check against the city’s zoning bylaws and, in this case, to use the Kelowna ap viewer to get it right. It also told me to look at the (city’s) Official Community Plan future land use designation, which outlines the city’s long-term vision for the property. It then gave a link to the map viewer.

This was the opening paragraph:

“To provide you with accurate information about local regulations and zoning for (the property), I’ll outline key details based on the City of Kelowna’s zoning bylaw and related resources. Since specific zoning details for an individual property require checking the........

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