Beaufort planning panel debates limited AI use while revising development code

Jun 2, 2026

Members agreed to pilot AI for summaries but warned against relying on it to redline legal language; the board directed staff to produce clean comparisons and the city attorney to review final text.

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Chair opened the work session saying the goal was “to get through all of it” so sections can move to the next public session. The board heard staff plans to use internal review and limited AI tools to summarize edits, but not to replace attorney wording.

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