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Summarize a software renewal and flag clauses for legal

  • For Procurement
  • You practice Keeping the AI to your sources
  • Time about 5 minutes
  • Level Advanced

About this exercise

Procurement reviews renewals before legal sees them. Write a prompt for plain text with exactly five lines starting "Term ends:", "Notice deadline:", "Renewal price:", "Conflicts:" and "Flags for legal:". Show the date and price math. Report what the contract says and flag it; do not say what it legally means or whether to renew. Legal and the budget owner decide. Under 120 words.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Believing the rep's email. The AI treats 'fixed price' as the renewal price. Try: Say: "Conflicts: anything outside the contract that disagrees with it."
  • Missing the minimum price. The AI shows only 7% and ignores the CPI floor. Try: Say: "The price is at least 7% more; show the math."
  • Giving legal conclusions. The AI says the clauses are risky or unenforceable. Try: Say: "Flag clause names only; do not interpret them."
  • Wrong lines. The AI writes a summary paragraph. Try: Quote the five labels in order.
  • Markdown extras and long output. AI adds bold, headings and bullets by default, which show up as stray symbols where this is pasted. Try: Say "plain text, no bold, no headings" and cap each line, for example "each line under 15 words".

What a strong prompt includes

  • Quotes the five labels
  • Asks for date and price math
  • Checks outside claims
  • Leaves interpretation to legal
  • Asks for plain text

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