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brianletort.aiD. Brian Letort, Ph.D.

AI Transformation Library

See how AI changes the work.

105 real-world cases. What changed, what improved, and where people still decide.

CardsTable

30 cases

25–30

CaseIndustryFunctionTypeAI valueBefore → AfterEvidenceOpen
An editorial scene for MIT / University of Cambridge research team contrasts selects reagents and repeatedly changes temperature, concentration, residence time, and other conditions. with select reagents, unit operations, objectives, and constraints, then initiates optimization. in the reconfigurable self-optimizing continuous-flow chemistry workflow.MIT / University of Cambridge research teamScience & researchEngineering designAutonomous + backstopSeven reaction classes plus a multistep sequence; optimization in hours or daysManualAutonomousverified evidenceverified
An editorial scene for State Bank of India contrasts reads low-value cheques and verifies mandatory fields and compliance requirements. with reads and validates eligible cheques up to ₹10,000 and passes qualifying items without routine touch. in the ai straight-through processing for low-value cheques workflow.State Bank of IndiaFinancial servicesEngineering designThreshold is the controlAbout 25% of cheque volume processed with practically no human involvementCase by caseHuman thresholdreported evidencereported
An editorial scene for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management contrasts searches firm research, policies, and intellectual capital across documents. with retrieves from the controlled firm corpus and generates an answer to the advisor's internal question. in the ai at morgan stanley assistant workflow.Morgan Stanley Wealth ManagementFinancial servicesEngineering designAutonomous + backstopMorgan Stanley reported 98% of financial-advisor teams had adopted the Assistant.ManualAutonomousreported evidencereported
An editorial scene for NASA contrasts manually design antenna (e.g., quadrifilar helix) based on mission requirements with define fitness function and mission constraints in the st5 evolved antenna (computer-automated design) workflow.NASAOtherEngineering designCreator to judgeLess than one monthCreateReviewverified evidenceverified
An editorial scene for Rolls-Royce Holdings plc contrasts identifies a needed technical variant and prepares the engineering change through a labor-intensive process. with assists the detailed technical-variation work for a defined engine-engineering use case. in the governed airr technical-variation agent workflow.Rolls-Royce Holdings plcIndustrial & manufacturingEngineering designCreator to judge75% effort reduction reported by managementCreateReviewreported evidencereported
An editorial scene for Boston Consulting Group contrasts analyze source materials, generate ideas, and draft recommendations unaided by gpt-4. with delegate or interleave ideation, analysis, and drafting with the model. in the gpt-4 integrated into individual consulting task flows workflow.Boston Consulting GroupProfessional servicesEngineering designCreator to judgeInside the frontier: 25.1% faster, 12.2% more tasks, over 40% higher quality; outside the frontier: 19 percentage points less likely to be correctCreateReviewverified evidenceverified
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