LIVETHU, OCT 22, 2026 | 12:00 PM ET 
1.5 HRS
Practical AI in Restoration: From Skeptic to First Steps
AI is nearly everywhere in restoration, but a lot of shops aren’t using it. The same four concerns come up again and again: “I don’t trust it,” “not another login,” “it just doesn’t sit right with me,” and “it costs too much.”
This workshop takes these concerns very seriously and covers where AI earns that skepticism, what it’s actually good for, and where human expertise is now even more important. Attendees will leave this session with the first steps to try AI safely, starting with the job documentation your team already creates.
Speakers
Jeff McDowell
Chief Product Officer
Encircle
Joe Ledbetter
Principal AI Innovator
Encircle
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Learning outcomes
Attendees will learn:
You’ll leave with the first steps to try AI safely, starting with the job documentation your team already creates.
Barriers and costs
- The most common barriers to AI in restoration and how to work through each one
- How to evaluate the true costs of AI tools
Trust and accuracy
- Where AI performs well, where it needs human review, and why expertise matters more with AI, not less
- How to recognize bad AI output and handle errors with a consistent review and escalation process
Getting started safely
- Low-risk ways to start using AI in field documentation, and how better documentation leads to better downstream outcomes
- How to set internal usage policies, protect customer information, and ask AI vendors the right questions
Thu, Oct 22nd, 2026 | 12:00 PM ET
Still a skeptic? Good. Bring your questions.
90 minutes of live exercises and practical frameworks, with worksheets to take back to your team.