Does AI estimating software train on your plans?
Short answer: with JobReadyIQ, no. Your plans are never used to train any AI model — ours or anyone else's. They live in infrastructure you control, you can audit where they're stored, and you can delete them on demand.
Most contractors don't think about this until a competitor's bid looks suspiciously like their scope. But it's worth thinking about up front, because the plans you upload aren't casual files.
Why it matters
A plan set is two sensitive things at once: a competitive document (your scope, your approach, your numbers) and client property (their design, their building). If an estimating tool quietly folds your uploads into its training data, your work could shape outputs you'll never see — including ones handed to whoever's bidding against you. "We use your data to improve our models" is a sentence that should stop you.
How JobReadyIQ handles it
Four words: your plans are yours.
- Never used to train any model — ours or a third party's. They're used only to produce the takeoff and checklist you asked for.
- Stored where you can audit it — in a Supabase project you control, not a vault you have to trust on faith.
- Deletable on demand — the default isn't "maybe we'll ask later." Deletion is a control you hold.
That isn't a privacy paragraph we bolted on. It's one of the rules the product is built around, because a tool you can't trust with your plans isn't a tool you can use.
How to vet any vendor
Whoever you're evaluating — us included — make them answer four plain questions:
- Do you train any model on my uploads? ("To improve our service" is a yes wearing a disguise.)
- Where exactly are my files stored, and can I see it?
- Can I delete them on demand — myself, not via a support request?
- Do you share them with third parties?
If the answers are crisp, good. If they're vague or buried in a terms page, treat the vagueness as the answer.
Your plans are how you win work. Keep them that way.
See how JobReadyIQ reads plans — and what it does, and doesn't, do with them.
FAQ
Does JobReadyIQ train AI on my plans?+
No. Never — ours or anyone's. Your plans are used only to produce the takeoff and checklist you asked for. They are not fed into model training.
Where are my plans stored?+
In a Supabase project you control and can audit — not a black box. You're not taking our word for where your files live; you can see it.
Can I delete my plans?+
Yes, on demand. The default isn't 'maybe we'll ask later' — deletion is a control you hold, not a support ticket you file and hope on.
What should I ask other estimating vendors about this?+
Four questions: Do you train any model on my uploads? Where exactly are my files stored, and can I see it? Can I delete them on demand? Do you share them with third parties? If any answer is vague, treat that as the answer.
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