AI Opportunity Explorer

Start with the problem, not the tool. 28 task-first use cases, each with the workflow change, the people who stay in the loop, and what to measure.

Companion to Issue 01, What AI Actually Does at Work and Issue 02, The AI Implementation Gap. Real estate appears as a recurring lens, alongside other industries the series covers.

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See the workflow before and after, human checkpoints, data, pathway, KPIs, a pilot plan and the evidence behind it.

About this directory

No vendors or products are named or endorsed. Each card describes a type of solution.
No performance, savings or ROI figures are claimed. KPIs are measures to baseline yourself before and after a pilot.
"Survey-reported task use" means the Census BTOS lists the task category among reported generative AI uses. It says nothing about quality or results.
Published results apply to the settings studied and do not predict outcomes elsewhere.
Industry filters reflect sectors the series already covers; "any industry" cases appear under every filter.
Independent research; not peer reviewed. Not legal, compliance or investment advice.

Buy:: Use an off-the-shelf tool largely as delivered.
Configure:: Set up templates, rules, prompts or permissions inside a tool you already use.
Integrate:: Connect an AI service to your systems of record (CRM, accounting, property management).
Custom build:: Design and maintain your own workflow, models or data pipeline.

Brynjolfsson, E., Li, D., & Raymond, L. R. (2025). Generative AI at Work. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 140(2), 889–942. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjae044
Dillon, E. W., Jaffe, S., Immorlica, N., & Stanton, C. T. (2025). Shifting Work Patterns with Generative AI. NBER Working Paper 33795. https://www.nber.org/papers/w33795
U.S. Census Bureau. BTOS Core and AI Content (official questionnaire). https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/BTOS%20Core%20and%20AI%20Content.pdf
U.S. Census Bureau. Business Trends and Outlook Survey, 2026 AI supplement tables. https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/data_downloads?so=1
Holmes, N., Sanchez-Moyano, R., & Simms, S. (2026, March 23). Early Findings on Small Business Use of AI. Federal Reserve Small Business Credit Survey analysis. https://www.fedsmallbusiness.org/analysis/2026/early-findings-on-small-business-use-of-ai