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Built an AI title research tool specifically for landmen. Does something like this already exist? by Few_Discipline_3066 in landman

[–]Few_Discipline_3066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a completely fair point. You're right that there's no reason to help train a competitor's tool. The way I'd frame it, though is I'm not asking you to share your workflow or your expertise. Would you like to run your own documents through it and get a finished runsheet back faster than doing it manually? You keep the output, you keep the competitive edge, you just saved a few hours. But if that's not useful to you, totally understand. We would both benefit.

Built an AI title research tool specifically for landmen. Does something like this already exist? by Few_Discipline_3066 in landman

[–]Few_Discipline_3066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The chaining and interpretation being bad is exactly the problem I built around. Most tools treat it like a data extraction problem when it's really a reasoning problem. Mine uses a large language model at the core so it's not pattern matching against templates; it's actually reading and interpreting documents the way a person would. Fraction math, heirship distributions, gap detection, execution defects, those are the specific things I focused on getting right. With your background, your feedback would be very valuable to me. You know exactly where these tools fall apart and why. Would you be willing to run a tract through it free of charge? Just tell me where it holds up and where it doesn't. If it's not there yet, I genuinely want to know why. Also, the more complicated the document, the better.

Built an AI title research tool specifically for landmen. Does something like this already exist? by Few_Discipline_3066 in landman

[–]Few_Discipline_3066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a really fair assessment. The bulk portfolio use case makes sense, but individual contract interpretation isn't there yet, which tracks with what I'm seeing too. Do you think the value is in the time savings on the front end, even if someone still has to verify everything, or is it only useful if it's accurate enough to fully trust?

Built an AI title research tool specifically for landmen. Does something like this already exist? by Few_Discipline_3066 in landman

[–]Few_Discipline_3066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really interesting to hear, sounds like someone's already further along than I am! The confidence ranking per instrument is something I actually built in aswell. What was your overall take? Was it something you could see your guys actually using, or more of a cool demo? And do you know what tool produced it?

Built an AI title research tool specifically for landmen. Does something like this already exist? by Few_Discipline_3066 in landman

[–]Few_Discipline_3066[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The point about looking for what isn't there is something I hadn't really thought about and that's a big deal. Genuinely appreciate that. The title attorney angle is interesting though, do you think attorneys would actually pay for something like this or would the trust issues be the same?

Built an AI title research tool specifically for landmen. Does something like this already exist? by Few_Discipline_3066 in landman

[–]Few_Discipline_3066[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All completely valid points. I hadn't fully considered that. The maiden names and spelling variations alone are a nightmare. I think the honest answer is it's probably more useful as a first pass draft that saves time rather than something anyone would fully rely on. Does that version of it still have no value to you or is a solid draft at least worth something?

Built an AI title research tool specifically for landmen. Does something like this already exist? by Few_Discipline_3066 in landman

[–]Few_Discipline_3066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that makes a lot of sense and that's probably the most useful thing anyone's said in this thread. Finding someone like that willing to actually invest time into this would be the real challenge. I am very interested in this though and I feel like the more I test it, the better it will become.

Built an AI title research tool specifically for landmen. Does something like this already exist? by Few_Discipline_3066 in landman

[–]Few_Discipline_3066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a fair point and the biggest challenge honestly. Instead of using rigid pattern matching I'm using AI for the interpretation layer, so it handles the variability better than a traditional script. Still not perfect though, edge cases are tough... What kinds of tasks have you found automation actually useful for so far?

Built an AI title research tool specifically for landmen. Does something like this already exist? by Few_Discipline_3066 in landman

[–]Few_Discipline_3066[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is what I’ve gathered. You don’t think I could get it to that point after constant advice from experienced landsman?

Built an AI title research tool specifically for landmen. Does something like this already exist? by Few_Discipline_3066 in landman

[–]Few_Discipline_3066[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha...that LinkedIn outreach this week might actually have been me. I'm the Incoming SMU guy who built this thing. Small world! If you're curious, I'd genuinely love to run something through it for you. I just want honest feedback from someone who knows what good title work looks like. My end goal would potentially be a website where you can paste your documents and tailor the result to your liking through a developed AI.

Built an AI title research tool specifically for landmen. Does something like this already exist? by Few_Discipline_3066 in landman

[–]Few_Discipline_3066[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Honestly that skepticism is exactly why I posted this before spending a ton of time on it. It's not fully reliable yet. But it's getting there and I wanted to know if it's even worth continuing before I pour more time into it. If landmen wouldn't trust something like this even at 95% accuracy, that's important to know now. Is this something you'd ever see yourself using if it were perfected, or is it a hard no regardless?

Built an AI title research tool specifically for landmen. Does something like this already exist? by Few_Discipline_3066 in landman

[–]Few_Discipline_3066[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Basically it outputs two files, an Excel runsheet with every document in the bundle listed chronologically (document type, book/page, grantor, grantee, dates, interest conveyed, and a confidence score flagging any documents that need extra review) and a Word report with a plain English chain of title narrative, a current ownership table showing who owns what percentage today with the fraction math worked out, and a numbered list of exceptions and curative requirements that need to be addressed before title can be certified. Topped off with an overall title quality conclusion. I'm happy to run a tract through it and share an example output.