The New South Wales (NSW) planning minister has proposed a novel solution to Australia’s housing crisis—using artificial intelligence to speed up building approvals.
Paul Scully says AI technology, like ChatGPT, could help developers fast-track building consents by identifying issues with proposals before they are submitted for approval.
He has directed his department to conduct a “global search” for the best examples of AI and machine learning technology being used in the planning process.
“And it may not be in the assessment side of things that AI comes in; it may be in the proponent side of things, where people can run their proposal through the system and see where there might be problems early on,” he told a Property Council of Australia summit on Wednesday….