# AI-assisted lot description

> Photograph an object, add a voice or typed note, and Selloff will propose a description and categories that you review before saving the lot.

- URL: https://www.selloff.auction/roadmap/ai-assisted-lot-description
- Language: English
- Status: In progress
- Last updated: 2026-10-07
- Français: https://www.selloff.auction/fr/feuille-de-route/description-lots-assistee-ia.md

## What we are building

A capture panel inside the normal lot form. You photograph the object, record a short voice note or type what you know about it, and Selloff prepares proposals: a title and description written in the style of your existing lots, the additional description fields your house uses, and categories from your own taxonomy.

## How it will work

- Each proposal appears next to what the lot already holds. You tick what you want to keep, and the lot is saved through the usual form and checks.
- Nothing is overwritten silently: a proposal is only preselected where the field is empty.
- The AI never touches prices, consignors or receipt numbers.
- Every source consulted is recorded with the lot, so you can always see where a statement comes from.
- Photos are filed as ordinary lot images; the voice note stays private.

## Who it is for

Catalogue specialists preparing large sales, and staff describing objects during appraisal days or at a client’s home.

## Related features

- [Lot descriptions](https://www.selloff.auction/features/lot-descriptions.md): Describe lots on a screen you configure, with texts, custom fields, categories and images, and generate repetitive headings and descriptions automatically.

## Related reading

- [Artificial intelligence & auctions](https://www.selloff.auction/articles/artificial-intelligence-in-auctions.md): A manifesto on artificial intelligence in auction houses: the uses worth building – finding the right buyers for each lot, cataloguing, translating, searching the archive – and the red lines that protect trust.