𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 $𝟯𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗲 Got a call from my contractor this week: He’d been hunting everywhere—Home Depot, Lowe’s, HD Supply—trying to find hallway light covers for one of our properties. No luck. The bad news? If we couldn’t find them, we’d have to replace all 211 fixtures. That’s not just a couple of trips to the store — that’s $25K–$35K in materials, labor, and ceiling touch-ups. The good news? I had ChatGPT on my phone. (This was o3, now we have GPT 5) I took a few photos of the lights, dropped them into the chat, and within minutes, the AI: Identified the exact manufacturer and part number Found multiple suppliers with stock Suggested alternative covers that would fit perfectly Instead of weeks of frustration and a five-figure expense, it found the covers for me. This isn’t about AI replacing people — it’s about replacing wasted time, wasted money, and wasted opportunities. In this case, AI turned a costly problem into a quick win. Where in your business could AI be your first call instead of your last resort?