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    Use cases by industry

    Where AI fits, by industry

    For each use case: the job it does, the data it needs, what can go wrong and how we would check it, and where to go next.

    What are good first AI use cases for a business?

    Good first use cases are repetitive, data-heavy jobs where a mistake can be caught: document checks, staff questions over your own policies, support replies and triage. The right choice depends on the data you can reach, the cost of errors and whether a pilot beats the current process. These are examples to evaluate, not promised results.

    Banking, finance and insurance

    Lots of documents, strict rules and a high cost of mistakes. Start with work that supports staff, not decisions about customers.

    Onboarding and KYC document checks

    Reads identity and business documents, pulls out the fields and flags gaps for a person to review.

    Data needed and decision owner
    Scanned documents, the checklist your compliance team uses, and past cases with their outcomes. The compliance team owns the decision.
    Risks and checks
    Wrong or missed fields, and bias across document types. We test each field on a held-out set and keep a person in the loop for every approval.

    Policy and procedure questions for staff

    Answers staff questions from your own policies and circulars, with a link to the source paragraph.

    Data needed and decision owner
    Current policy documents with owners and review dates. The policy owner decides what goes in.
    Risks and checks
    Out-of-date answers. We tie each answer to its source, track document versions and test against a fixed question set.

    Claims and dispute triage

    Sorts incoming claims or disputes by type and urgency and drafts a first summary.

    Data needed and decision owner
    Past claims with their categories, and your routing rules. The operations lead owns the routing.
    Risks and checks
    Misrouted urgent cases. We measure agreement with human triage before go-live and send uncertain cases to a person.
    Region notes: India: personal data falls under the DPDP Act, and banks and insurers should check RBI or IRDAI expectations. EU: credit scoring of individuals is a high-risk use under the EU AI Act. UAE and Saudi Arabia: check the PDPL that applies. This is a starting point, not legal advice.

    Healthcare administration

    We focus on admin and documentation work. Anything that informs a clinical decision needs clinical and regulatory sign-off first.

    Referral and intake processing

    Pulls key details from referral letters and forms into a draft record for staff to confirm.

    Data needed and decision owner
    Sample documents, the target record fields and access rules. The clinic or practice manager owns the process.
    Risks and checks
    Wrong details in a patient record. Staff confirm every draft, access is limited by role, and we log who saw what.

    Appointment and front-desk calls

    Handles routine booking, rescheduling and opening-hours calls, and hands anything medical to staff.

    Data needed and decision owner
    Booking system access, call scripts and escalation rules. The front-desk lead owns the scripts.
    Risks and checks
    Callers with urgent needs. The agent never gives medical advice and passes any symptom question to a person straight away.
    Region notes: Health data is sensitive personal data almost everywhere: DPDP Act in India, GDPR in the UK and EU, HIPAA if US patient data is involved, and PDPL in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Software that informs diagnosis or treatment may count as a medical device. This is a starting point, not legal advice.

    Manufacturing

    Paperwork, quality records and machine data are good starting points, because the results are easy to check.

    Invoice and quality document checks

    Extracts fields from invoices, certificates and inspection reports and checks them against your records.

    Data needed and decision owner
    Sample documents, ERP records and your business rules. Finance or quality owns the exceptions.
    Risks and checks
    Extraction errors reaching the ERP. Exceptions go to a reviewer before anything is updated, and we track error rate per field.

    Visual inspection support

    Flags likely defects in product images so inspectors can focus on the doubtful ones.

    Data needed and decision owner
    Labelled images of good and defective parts, from your own line and lighting. The quality lead sets the pass rules.
    Risks and checks
    Missed defects. We measure misses and false alarms on your own images, and the system supports inspectors rather than replacing them.

    Maintenance manual assistant

    Answers technicians’ questions from manuals and past work orders, with the page reference.

    Data needed and decision owner
    Manuals, service bulletins and work-order history. The maintenance lead decides which sources count.
    Risks and checks
    Unsafe advice from an old manual. Answers cite their source, and safety-critical steps always point to the official procedure.

    AI in the Wild

    We have not found a well-documented public example for this sector yet. See the examples we do have.

    Projects by the organisations named, credited to their sources.

    Region notes: Most of this data is not personal, which simplifies things. Check export-control and customer contract terms before sending drawings or specifications to an outside model. This is a starting point, not legal advice.

    Retail and e-commerce

    High volumes of simple questions and product data make this a good place to test cost per task.

    Customer support replies

    Answers order, return and delivery questions, and hands complaints and edge cases to a person.

    Data needed and decision owner
    Order system access, help-centre articles and past tickets. The support lead owns tone and escalation rules.
    Risks and checks
    Made-up policies or refunds. Answers come only from your help content, actions need confirmation, and we sample conversations each week.

    Product data clean-up

    Fills gaps and fixes inconsistencies in product titles, attributes and descriptions.

    Data needed and decision owner
    Your product catalogue and supplier sheets. The merchandising team approves changes.
    Risks and checks
    Wrong specifications on live listings. Changes go through review in batches, and the model cost is checked against the time saved.
    Region notes: Customer data falls under the DPDP Act in India, GDPR in the UK and EU, and PDPL in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Tell customers when they are talking to an AI. This is a starting point, not legal advice.

    Technology and SaaS

    Teams here often already use AI tools. The work is making them reliable, affordable and safe at scale.

    Support and documentation assistant

    Answers product questions from your docs and past tickets, inside your app or help centre.

    Data needed and decision owner
    Product docs, release notes and resolved tickets. The product or support lead owns the content.
    Risks and checks
    Answers about old versions. We tag content by version, cite sources and test against real customer questions.

    AI feature cost control

    Tracks model and cloud spend per feature and per customer, and finds cheaper set-ups that keep quality.

    Data needed and decision owner
    Usage logs, model bills and quality test results. Engineering and finance share the decision.
    Risks and checks
    Cutting cost by cutting quality. Every change is tested against the same quality set before it ships.
    Region notes: If you process customer data, your customers’ contracts and data processing terms decide which models and regions you can use. Check them first. This is a starting point, not legal advice.

    AI in the Wild

    Real projects, with the credits

    Each industry above links to public projects from other organisations, with sources. Build notes from our own demo work will be added as they are published.

    Questions about AI use cases

    Timing, integration, ROI and support.

    Which industries benefit most from AI automation?

    AI helps with repetitive, data-heavy work in any industry. Do not assume your sector benefits by default. Start where you have data you can reach, a clear owner and a result you can measure.

    How long does it take to put an AI use case into production?

    It depends on scope, data access, integrations and review needs. After we look at the workflow, we estimate the prototype and the production system separately.

    Can AI solutions work with our existing systems?

    We first check the available APIs, access rights, system limits and how things fail. Then we plan the integration around your ERP, CRM or other systems. We never assume it will be easy.

    What ROI can businesses expect from AI?

    There is no standard ROI figure. Compare a pilot with today’s cost, time, error rate and workload, and include model usage, integration, support and human review.

    Do you provide industry-specific training and support?

    Yes, if we agree it in the scope: training, documentation, monitoring and support. Regulated workflows also need input from your own operations, security and legal people.

    Have a workflow worth testing?

    Tell us how the work runs today, where it gets stuck and what better would look like.

    The credits

    The examples above are summarised in our own words. Full details are on AI in the Wild.

    Illustrations
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    Each project belongs to the organisation named. Each figure belongs to its source.

    Summarised in our own words. The original reports and figures belong to their publishers.