Everybody’s screaming “Use AI! Use AI!”…until AI puts a landmine inside your proposal.

In this episode of The Lighting Trade School Podcast, Shane (Glo Daddy) breaks down the real-world story of how an AI-generated example image turned into a $16,000 problem on a city project, even though the written scope didn’t include the item.

We get into the brutal truth about municipalities, lawyers, and why what’s attached can matter as much as what’s written. Then Nate goes full construction-war-story mode and lays out how to protect yourself on big projects: scope of work discipline, submittals, exclusions, change orders (even $0 ones), draw schedules, and why “being nice” gets expensive.

If you’ve ever done “one extra thing” to be helpful…or sent a visual to make the client feel confident…this episode is your warning shot.

In this episode:

• How a single AI-generated detail created a $16,000 liability

• Why cities interpret documents like a courtroom, not a jobsite

• The change order mistake that kills your leverage (even when you “helped” them)

• Scope of work vs. visuals: what has to be crystal clear

• Draw schedules and payment leverage (stop letting clients hold the cards)

• Why new construction scheduling chaos can wreck margins fast

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