Tried using AI to draft my landscaping contracts and got way more than I bargained for

I've been running my own landscaping biz for about 5 years now and I hate writing contracts. So last month I fed my old contract template into one of those AI writing tools just to see if it could clean it up. I asked it to make the language clearer for customers and add a section about weather delays. It spat out this 4 page document that was way too formal and even added a clause about arbitration I never asked for. After I spent an hour editing it back down, I realized the AI was useful for catching stuff I forgot but not for actually writing the thing from scratch. Has anyone else found a good balance using AI for business paperwork without it going overboard?

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the_wendy19d agoMost Upvoted

Ain't that just putting training wheels on a unicycle?

the_anthony19d agoMost Upvoted

Hang on, I think you're mixing up two different things. Training wheels are for learning balance on a BIKE, but on a unicycle you actually need a different approach to steady yourself. Like, unicycles don't even have handlebars to hold onto, so the whole point is learning to use your core and legs to stay upright. Training wheels on a unicycle would just mess up the way you have to lean and adjust your weight. So it's more like trying to learn swimming with floaties on your ankles, it just doesn't work right.

simonp7619d ago

Honestly, that analogy makes about as much sense as putting glasses on a fish.