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The AI flagged my contractor's expired license while drafting my email

He used AI to draft a first email inquiry to a contractor. The AI pointed out that the contractor's DC license expired in 2025, a check he says he would not have thought to make.

How it works

  1. Asks the AI to draft an initial email inquiry to a contractor
  2. The AI flags that the contractor's DC license expired in 2025

Why it’s worth knowing

He only asked for an email draft. The AI also checked the contractor's license and found it had expired in 2025.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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