I sold my home in 5 days and made a $90K profit but I didnt use a broker, I used an AI chatbot

Most people call a real estate agent when selling a home.Stuart Thompson called up a chatbot.A technology reporter for the New York Times, Thompson thought he’d give artificial intelligence a whirl to sell his upstate New York home.

He went from listing the spread to an accepted offer in five days and walked away with a nice $90,000 profit.“It granted me access to a way of thinking, a posture for navigating a nuanced and high-stakes interaction, that would normally be reserved for people with innate talent or lots of earned experience,” Thompson chronicled in the Times.When Thompson and his wife looked to sell their three-bedroom, two-bathroom range in the Hudson Valley, they initially talked to some real estate agents, he wrote.But the agents weren’t optimistic about the pricing and Thompson didn’t want to pay a 3% commission to his agent — and another 3% to the buyer’s agent — to “take a loss on my house,” he wrote.Instead, Thompson used Google’s chatbot, Gemini, to craft a listing for his dwelling.He and his wife thought they could get $550,000 for the house, based on “pure guesswork,” Thompson wrote.Gemini costs $7.50 a month, but Thompson had an account established through work.

He paid $200 to publish his listing on Homecoin.Gemini became Thompson’s consigliere, recommending local photographers, providing staging advice and explaining real estate jargon.The chatbot made one significant mistake regarding the expected commission he would have to pay to the buyer’s agent.Gemini suggested Thompson list that he was offering 0% commission, which is not allowed.Gemini came to the rescue when Thompson was hit with a “flurry of bookings.” It helped him manage the appointments and make sense of complicated emails.Gemini moved away from its “yes-man” behavior at one point.Thompson typed: “Do i need to address anything like ‘im not playing games’ or ‘im not trying to leverage your offer’ or anytihng?” Gemini responded,...