Field notes on AI in business
Practical writing on AI, automation and the day-to-day work of running a business. From the team that builds and runs AI systems.
Logistics transportation
How AI Predicts Truckload Spot Market Rate Fluctuations
Spot market rates swing wildly based on capacity, demand, weather, and economic signals. AI models that predict these fluctuations give shippers and brokers a pricing edge by showing where rates are heading before the market moves.
Basel IsmailApr 8, 2026
Ecommerce retail
How AI Handles Post-Purchase Communication Optimization
The emails you send after a purchase shape whether a customer comes back. AI optimizes the timing, content, and sequence of post-purchase communications for each individual customer.
Basel IsmailApr 8, 2026
Manufacturing
Predictive Maintenance for Industrial Robotics: When Your Robot Arm Needs Service
Industrial robots degrade in ways that are hard to spot until accuracy drops or a joint fails. AI-based predictive maintenance catches gearbox wear, cable fatigue, and calibration drift early.
Basel IsmailApr 8, 2026
Accounting tax
How to Price Advisory Services Using Data From Your Existing Client Base
Pricing advisory services is guesswork at most firms. Your existing client data contains everything you need to set prices that clients will pay and that your firm can deliver profitably.
Basel IsmailApr 8, 2026
Law firms
AI for Data Privacy Compliance: GDPR and CCPA Documentation Management
Data privacy regulations require extensive documentation and ongoing compliance monitoring. AI helps law firms manage the complexity of multi-jurisdictional privacy programs for their clients.
Basel IsmailApr 8, 2026
Healthcare
How AI Streamlines Credentialing for Locum Tenens Providers
Locum tenens providers need to be credentialed fast because every day they wait is a day they are not generating revenue. AI accelerates the credentialing process from weeks to days by automating verifications and parallel-processing applications.
Basel IsmailApr 8, 2026
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Construction
AI for BIM Clash Detection Resolution Prioritization
BIM clash detection generates hundreds or thousands of conflicts. AI prioritization tools separate the critical clashes from the noise so teams can focus on what matters.
Basel IsmailApr 8, 2026
Insurance
Automated Fleet Insurance Underwriting Using Telematics Data
Fleet telematics data gives underwriters unprecedented visibility into actual driving behavior. AI turns this data stream into risk scores that price fleet coverage based on how vehicles are actually driven.
Basel IsmailApr 8, 2026
Logistics transportation
AI for Returns Processing in Reverse Logistics: Sort, Test, and Disposition
Returns are the messy part of logistics that nobody wants to deal with. AI brings structure to reverse logistics by automating the sort, test, and disposition decisions that determine whether a returned item goes back to inventory, gets refurbished, or gets scrapped.
Basel IsmailApr 8, 2026
Ecommerce retail
AI for Predicting Which Customer Support Tickets Will Escalate to Social Media
A customer complaint on social media costs far more than the same complaint resolved privately. AI identifies which support interactions are at risk of going public and prioritizes them accordingly.
Basel IsmailApr 8, 2026
Manufacturing
AI for Conveyor Belt Wear Detection Using Acoustic Analysis
Conveyor belts degrade slowly until they fail suddenly. AI acoustic monitoring catches splice weakening, edge fraying, and belt misalignment by listening to sounds humans cannot reliably distinguish.
Basel IsmailApr 8, 2026
Accounting tax
AI for Client Profitability Analysis: Which Accounts Are Actually Making You Money
Most accounting firms do not know which clients are profitable and which are losing them money. AI-powered profitability analysis changes that by connecting time data to revenue at the client level.
Basel IsmailApr 8, 2026
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