AI tool could help make housing affordable as Austin population hits new milestone

AUSTIN, Texas — The City of Austin is embracing artificial intelligence to help fast track construction projects that often get delayed because of mishandled paperwork.

The moves comes as the city announced hitting a new milestone for its population, with U.S. Census data showing the city having surpassed a million people for the first time.

“People wanna live here in Austin,” Taylor Jackson, CEO for the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin, said. “And the more we can build, the more attainable housing that we can have.”…

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