Architecture & Urban Research Institute
Archilaw V2 building-code interpretation pilot
AURI reported 78% agreement between Archilaw V2 and officials' definitive answers
Problem
Complex building regulations made legal interpretation time-consuming and contributed to permitting delays.
Approach
AURI released Archilaw V2 in 2024 using GPT-4o and retrieval-augmented generation. It incorporated previous inquiries and authoritative legal interpretations. Experts and public officials evaluated its answers.
Results
Takeaway
The evaluation covered questions with definitive official answers. Conversation context and reliable incorporation of legal amendments remained limitations.
Categories
- Size
- Small business
- Industry
- Public sector
- Business function
- Finance, risk and legalInternal work and knowledge management
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
AURI described the tested system and its remaining limitations. It reported 78% agreement with definitive official answers and 60.4% user satisfaction.
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