AI Builds: Ground Zero

Are "build an AI agent in 20 minutes" ads lying to you?  Ron spent way more than 12 hours trying to find out.Ron set out to build the simplest possible AI legal workflow — a motion to extend time to file bankruptcy schedules — and discovered that "easy" and "AI-assisted" don't always mean the same thing.In this episode:Why Ron decided to test AI workflow-building himself instead of buying a courseThe 10-step workflow development cycle ChatGPT walked him through, from defining objectives to platform optimizationTesting the same workflow across Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and CopilotWhy Google Docs + Gemini unexpectedly produced the best output of any platform testedWhy Copilot's deep integration with Word actually made it harder to use, not easierChatGPT's pushback on regenerating an entire document — and the hospital-acquired-infection analogy Ron uses to explain AI "drift"The lesson that mature AI users isolate and fix specific problems instead of regenerating whole documentsWhy Ron avoided using Claude for this project due to a prior usage-limit experience on the Pro tierThe "airport test" from Ron's prior Field Note, Confessions of an AI Hallucinator, and how it applies to building workflowsThe free "Motion to Extend Lite" workflow Ron is releasing publiclyWe also discuss:How persistent AI workflows (skills, agents, StrongSuit-style systems) represent a brand-new product categoryThe decision points Ron had to map for an "omnibus" extension workflow covering any deadline typeQuality control checks built into the workflow — missing dates, missing deadlines, missing cause languageHow Ron accidentally discovered this entire approach through his own podcast post-production processWhy bare-bones bankruptcy petitions create the exact problem this workflow solvesThe risk of inconsistent details (names, dates, captions) when reusing forms across cases — and how AI reduces that riskKey TakeawayBuilding a workflow that actually works — across platforms, with minimal user friction, passing real-world testing — is a fundamentally different job than writing a clever prompt. The platform you choose matters as much as what you ask it to do, and the AI tool that's "supposed" to be best for the job (Copilot in Word, Claude for heavy drafting) isn't always the one that delivers.For Flintstones lawyers, this episode is proof that a usable AI workflow can exist without them building anything — Ron's free download does the work. Simpsons lawyers will recognize the platform-testing process as the real work of AI adoption. And Jetsons lawyers will appreciate the granular lesson on regeneration risk and isolating fixes rather than reprocessing entire documents.Mentioned in This EpisodeChatGPTClaude (Pro tier)Google Gemini (Google Docs integration, Enterprise tier)Microsoft CopilotStrongSuitConfessions of an AI Hallucinator (prior Field Note episode — airport test)Team Accelerator (Ron's bankruptcy training course)Motion to Extend Lite (free workflow download)[email protected]