I generally agree, but if we lose the public's trust, then we usher in peopkle who will opt for "virtual inspections" which are already a thing. $99 and a photographer will send 500 photos to a report mill using in-house report-writing "home inspectors" and AI. The key is for us to maintain ethics and the public's trust. Realtors need to hear that too. They're next on the chopping block. Ask a travel agent about that...
What are the legal ramifications in licensed states? If the software has the name Home Inspection, do the software guys have to make sure it meets the state’s requirements? Will the cheap guys who do the AI Home Inspection be on the hook for failing to meet SOP requirements or is the AI Software responsible? Is the agent who recommends an AI Home Inspection on the hook as well? I think these are questions that may slow its establishment in licensed states but anything is impossible. Great episode
@@handyvetinspections5497 Thanks! To be honest.... we aren't attorneys, and this is unknown territory that we are entering. So we don't know. I imagine it will take them many years to figure out all that legal stuff for it - but great questions!
AI won't crawl the entire crawlspace so I think us home inspectors should be safe 😂
LOL, agreed! I think we brought that out in the podcast too. BUT, it will affect our industry adversely if we don't embrace it
I generally agree, but if we lose the public's trust, then we usher in peopkle who will opt for "virtual inspections" which are already a thing. $99 and a photographer will send 500 photos to a report mill using in-house report-writing "home inspectors" and AI. The key is for us to maintain ethics and the public's trust. Realtors need to hear that too. They're next on the chopping block. Ask a travel agent about that...
@@prestonkincaid I agree. We own it as an industry or we will lose our industry all together
What are the legal ramifications in licensed states? If the software has the name Home Inspection, do the software guys have to make sure it meets the state’s requirements? Will the cheap guys who do the AI Home Inspection be on the hook for failing to meet SOP requirements or is the AI Software responsible? Is the agent who recommends an AI Home Inspection on the hook as well?
I think these are questions that may slow its establishment in licensed states but anything is impossible.
Great episode
@@handyvetinspections5497 Thanks! To be honest.... we aren't attorneys, and this is unknown territory that we are entering. So we don't know. I imagine it will take them many years to figure out all that legal stuff for it - but great questions!