Your AI RFP Experiment Failed. What Now?
February 12, 2026•8 min read•Mickey Pelletier
It's 9:00 PM on a Friday. You've got an RFP due Monday morning. You've already told yourself you're "just going to skim it tonight," but you know how this goes. You're deep in it. Your eyes hurt. You're on question 47 of 126. And then it hits you: What if I just ask ChatGPT?
Two hours later, you've turned generic AI output into something usable. Which is impressive—except for one thing: you could've written the damn answer yourself in less time.
Sound familiar? You didn't fail. AI failed you. Here's why—and what actually works instead.