Ask for the mechanism, not the buzzword. A real answer sounds like structured listing data, an indexable property page, property details that match across the CREA feed carried on Realtor.ca and the brokerage site, and content that actually answers the questions buyers ask. A promise that your house will appear in an AI answer within a week is not a mechanism, it is a slogan.
Automated valuation claims deserve the same treatment. Ask which sold data the model uses, how recent it is, and how it treats improvements. Assessment and title records show ownership, lot and recorded floor area, and they do not show a developed basement or a rebuilt kitchen, so any figure derived from them alone is structurally incomplete before anyone opens the front door.
Anchor the whole conversation in verifiable things. Check registration through the Saskatchewan Real Estate Commission, ask for sales in your own neighbourhood, and read the reviews, of which Joel Dyck holds 72 five star ones on Google. Then judge the valuation on its comparables and adjustments, which is exactly what Joel's hand-reviewed valuation puts in front of you.