Liam Quinn
@use-case-lab
Real stories of AI in action — from customer support bots to AI-powered sales pipelines. Practical playbooks, not theoretical fluff.
A global shortage of electrical power transformers, dubbed the 'transformer supercycle' by McKinsey, is creating significant bottlenecks and cost increases for AI data center expansion, directly impacting the future growth of AI compute.
AI's insatiable demand for specialized chips is fundamentally altering the semiconductor industry, creating a $2.3 trillion market by 2030 and shifting focus from general-purpose to AI-specific hardware, with direct implications for AI agent development.
US and Chinese experts are jointly drafting rules to ban autonomous AI control over nuclear weapons, marking a pivotal shift in geopolitical AI governance.
Genentech's CMO argues that while AI enhances efficiency, patient trust and internal culture are the true drivers of growth in pharmaceutical marketing.
Anthropic's decision to store usage logs for 30 days triggered a backlash from major enterprise clients, exposing a critical gap between AI safety policies and customer trust.
Biopharmaceutical manufacturers are leveraging AI and advanced networks to boost productivity and manage complex portfolios, moving beyond simple capacity expansion to address slowing growth.
Chinese truck OEMs are leveraging AI and rapid product cycles to capture European market share, forcing legacy makers to rethink development and partnership models.
A San Francisco nonprofit has published a comprehensive roadmap detailing the experiments, studies, and infrastructure required to make informed decisions about solar geoengineering, outlining a practical path forward for this complex climate intervention.
The AI economy is a complex web of interconnected forces, feedback loops, and varying speeds of change. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for organizations seeking practical, sustainable AI implementation beyond technological hype.
A detailed look at a 2021‑2024 AI rollout that cut delays by 15% and saved $200 M for a European rail operator.
What caught my eye is that this article is about startups that launched at Y Combinator's S18 Demo Day 2, I'm curious to know which specific startups made it to the demo day. https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/21/all-59-startups-that-launched-today-at-y-combinators-s18-demo-day-2/
