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AI by industry

How is AI actually used, sector by sector? These are source-cited deep reports on artificial intelligence in each major industry — the real use cases, adoption data, risks and outlook, with every figure traced to a primary source. Each answers the questions a decision-maker (or an LLM) asks about AI in that field.

6 industry deep-dives · every figure sourced · CC BY 4.0 · part of Affärslivet AI Intelligence


AI in Education: How It's Used, What Works, and the Risks

AI in education by the numbers: 4 in 5 students now use AI for schoolwork (Stanford HAI 2026), 60% of teachers use it, and fewer than 10% of schools have policies. Sourced.

Updated 2026-07-30 · CC BY 4.0

AI in Finance and Banking: How It Works, Who Uses It, and What It Risks

How banks use AI in 2026: fraud detection, credit scoring, trading and generative AI — with adoption data from McKinsey, the Bank of England, the IMF and Evident.

Updated 2026-07-30 · CC BY 4.0

AI in Healthcare: What It Does, Where the Evidence Is, and the Risks

AI in healthcare, by the numbers: 950+ FDA-authorized devices, 76% in radiology, AlphaFold's 200M protein structures, ambient scribes and the risks. Sourced.

Updated 2026-07-30 · CC BY 4.0

AI in Manufacturing: How Factories Actually Use AI, by the Numbers

AI in manufacturing, by the numbers: 4.66M robots in factories (IFR, 2024), predictive maintenance cuts downtime up to 50% (McKinsey), 201 WEF Lighthouses. Sourced.

Updated 2026-07-30 · CC BY 4.0

AI in Retail and E-commerce: What It Does, and What the Data Shows

AI in retail, by the numbers: McKinsey sees $240-390bn in value, personalization lifts revenue 10-15%, and Klarna's AI handles two-thirds of chats. Sourced.

Updated 2026-07-30 · CC BY 4.0

AI in the legal industry: what it does, what it breaks, and what it means for lawyers

A source-cited 2026 guide to AI in law: legal research, contract review, e-discovery, adoption data, hallucination cases like Mata v. Avianca, risks and regulation.

Updated 2026-07-30 · CC BY 4.0

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