AI is no longer a passing trend. It has firmly established itself as a driver of global economic and social transformation. In 2025, global spendings on AI development and deployment are estimated at ~0.4–0.5% of the world’s GDP. By 2030, this figure is projected to reach around 2%, comparable to global military expenditures. AI is rolling out much faster than mobile phones that in their early days expanded at 18% on the average each year.
Neural networks on the rise
Artificial intelligence has been around for years. Fr om recommendation systems in online stores and voice assistants in smartphones through email spam filters and smart navigation apps, AI has long become part of our everyday life and digital environment.
But it is AI-assistants powered by large neural network-based language models that have captured public attention in recent years. Online chatbots or any conversational interface can analyze and generate texts of varying complexity and topics, sustain meaningful dialogue, answer questions, create images, and even help with programming. A large-scale KPMG survey covering 47 countries and nearly 50,000 respondents showed that two-thirds of participants already use such AI-assistants in private life, work or study.
We are not speaking here of complex solutions for tech geeks. It is all about a public-use software, accessible, intuitive, and versatile enough to handle all kinds of daily tasks.
AI-assistants are much more than the widely cited ChatGPT from the US-based OpenAI. Their ecosystem is much broader: in the U.S. alone, there are at least four other well known platforms: Gemini (Google), Claude (Anthropic), Llama (Meta), and Grok (xAI). China hosts around ten large platforms, with DeepSeek amongst the most prominent. Russia is quite active pushing its own products, such as GigaChat (Sber) and YandexGPT (Yandex).
AI-assistants spanning all major platforms are expected to have more than 1.5 billion users worldwide by the end of 2025, up 40 percent compared to 2023. This number could even reach 2.5 to 3 billion by 2030, as a result of ever wider use and deeper integration of this technology in corporate workflows.
What makes neural networks so popular, is not just their versatility but also practical business utility. According to studies, AI powered assistants can triple paperwork speed and make humanless up to 80 percent of routine workflows.
Writing a prompt
What role can AI powered assistants play in contract-making? Here are but a few examples:
• checking the deal for compliance with international and national norms depending on the type of transaction and the parties’ jurisdictions;
• identifying controversies, potential risks and bottlenecks resulting from vague language, missing force majeure clauses, disputable payment and delivery terms etc;
• comparing the contract with existing best practices and proposing improvements;
• translation into foreign languages with due account of specific terminology and local laws.
Modern AI-powered assistants can model a wide variety of contract implementation scenarios drawing from the vast corpus of international case law. For example, they can simulate “what-if” situations, such as the impact of currency fluctuations, changes in customs tariffs, force majeure events, or delivery delays, and recommend amendments to mitigate risks. Once a well‑structured context and clear task guidelines are in place, the AI-assistant does the rest.
In practice, the user needs first of all to register on a chosen AI-platform, and then write a prompt. A prompt is a clear, structured input instruction typed in the AI assistant’s dialogue window to obtain a specific response or text.
Platforms users should always keep in mind that any piece of data running through neural networks may be used by the platform developer countries in their interests. This creates potential risks to the digital sovereignty and national security of Belarus.
How to write a good prompt?
Start by setting the goal (what exactly you want to obtain), describe the action (i.e. “analyze”, “draft”, “compose”, etc.) followed by details such as the topic, result format (article, list, table), target audience, style (formal, expert, informal), and constraints like words count, language, or structure. One can also assign a specific role to the assistant (“You are a lawyer”) and add a context.
One should avoid vague or ambiguous phrases, and never disclose personal or confidential data. A beginner is well-advised to start with simple prompts and then progress toward more and more complex ones.
Examples of simple prompts:
“Check the draft international commercial contract for legal risks. Identify ambivalent terms, missing mandatory clauses, and suggest corrections. Organize the output in a three column table: “Issue”, “Recommendation”, and “Comment”.
“Act as an experienced international trade lawyer. Compare INCOTERMS DAP and CIF delivery terms for the given international contract, describe benefits and risks for the Belarusian exporter. Summarize findings in a short analytical brief (max 3,000 characters without spaces).”
“Propose clauses to add into a contract concerning data protection in the Belarus - China cross border information exchange. Output: compliance checklist for a lawyer.”
In Expert Hands
A growing number of professionals stress that AI-assistants should not be seen as a replacement to human intellect. Rather, they are auxiliary tools, the efficiency of which largely depends on the user’s expertise. These systems certainly excel at automating routine tasks and handling standard workflows. But when it comes to complex or unconventional cases, there is no substitute to deep human knowledge, analytical experience, and critical thinking.
AI-assistant can suggest solutions, highlight risks, or generate a draft, but only a skilled pro can craft the right prompt and critically assess the outcome – identify flaws, interpret ambiguous responses, and refine the output. In expert hands, such tools can unlock a manifold increase in productivity, making complex projects more streamlined and focused. But if the user is not up to the task, AI-generated output may turn out incorrect and cause business losses.
Man remains the ultimate decision maker, setting a direction, overseeing the process, and leveraging artificial intelligence for business added-value.
In the modern world, wh ere artificial intelligence is being widely adopted as a routine technology, expert support to complex processes is essential. The Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry with its longstanding experience in international trade and qualified team of legal professionals provides business with all kinds of services related to contract-drafting and verification. The Chamber’s specialists draw up and review contracts but also advise on all aspects of foreign trade with due account of both national and international norms, market situation, and deal specifics.
The approach helps minimize risks arising from documentary errors, avoid disputes and secure procedural compliance crucial to success in international markets.
The Chamber also assists with the recognition and implementation of decisions of the BelCCI International Arbitration Court, advises on product requirements, delivery terms and mandatory documentation, supports companies in foreign partner research and communication. Thanks to the Chamber’s vast expertise and deep understanding of international trade, its services are in high demand among Belarusian businesses seeking to expand into global markets.
Digital technologies have changed our world irreversibly, shaping new production methods, business models, and communication techniques. Same as with any other technological breakthrough, artificial intelligence revolutionizes business practices and unlocks unlimited opportunities.
At the same time, the revolution raises a wide array of issues – from ethical standards to existential challenges of human to-machine collaboration. Ignoring these changes is no longer an option: tomorrow has become today, and one cannot afford a wait-and-see approach. Those who adapt faster and leverage artificial intelligence for competitive advantage have every chance to become future leaders.
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