Agency apologises after an ad said a house in Farley, NSW, was close to two ‘excellent’ schools even though there are none in the town The princip

LJ Hooker branch used AI to generate real estate listing with non-existent schools

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2024-11-13 07:00:05

Agency apologises after an ad said a house in Farley, NSW, was close to two ‘excellent’ schools even though there are none in the town

The principal of a branch of one of Australia’s largest real estate companies has admitted using ChatGPT to generate property listings after a rental home was advertised as being close to two “excellent” schools that didn’t exist.

LJ Hooker made the errors in the listing for a four-bedroom home it has advertised for rent in Farley, in the New South Wales Hunter region, which it corrected shortly after being contacted by Guardian Australia on Monday.

The original listing, posted on the LJ Hooker website, Domain and realestate.com.au, said one of the property’s “standout features” was its “proximity to excellent educational institutions”.

“Families will appreciate being within a short distance from several highly-rated schools, making daily commutes easy and stress-free,” the ad said.

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