AI Use Case Recommendation Engine for Technology Evaluation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Management consulting companies face challenges in providing timely and accurate technology recommendations due to manual experimentation methods that are time-consuming, biased, and lack generalizability, leading to suboptimal results and limited consideration of available tools, especially across different projects and user backgrounds.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method using artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze user experiments, generate optimized machine learning models, and display deployment options, enabling hyper-personalization and continuous improvement across various use cases, including internal, crowdsourced, and open-source inputs, and supporting multiple deployment environments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual experimentation methods are used to evaluate technology for each project, then detailed analysis can be performed, but it requires large investments of time and human capital

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetechnology evaluation accuracyVSAvoidtime for experiments
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating comprehensive technology evaluation reports before manual review, pre-identifying suitable tools and configurations based on project requirements. This preliminary automation reduces the time investigators need to spend on initial exploration while maintaining evaluation thoroughness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

An intermediary AI system is introduced between the investigator's needs and the vast landscape of available tools. This intermediary automatically analyzes requirements, evaluates numerous tools against criteria, and presents curated recommendations, thereby reducing the time investigators spend on manual evaluation while improving comprehensiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If manual experimentation is conducted to evaluate technology combinations, then specific project needs can be addressed, but results cannot be re-used from one project to the next without significant engineering

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproject-specific customizationVSAvoidreusability of results
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates universal evaluation frameworks and templates that can be applied across multiple projects. By establishing reusable criteria, methodologies, and automated evaluation processes, the system enables results and insights to be transferred and adapted between projects without significant re-engineering, while still maintaining project-specific customization capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system allows parameters such as evaluation criteria, tool selection preferences, and project requirements to be modified between projects. By making the evaluation framework parameter-driven rather than hard-coded, the system can adapt to different project needs while reusing the core evaluation engine and methodology, thereby improving both versatility and reusability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If manual experiments are performed by consultants, then human judgment can be applied, but significant sources of bias are introduced regardless of whether the tool actually represents a best-in-class solution

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehuman judgmentVSAvoidobjectivity of evaluation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback loops where evaluation results are continuously refined based on project outcomes and investigator feedback. This automated feedback mechanism reduces human bias by systematically tracking which tools and approaches actually deliver results, creating an objective evidence base that complements human judgment rather than replacing it entirely.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates standardized evaluation templates and methodologies that can be consistently applied across different investigators and projects. By copying proven evaluation frameworks rather than relying on individual investigator ad-hoc approaches, the system reduces variability and bias introduced by different human evaluators while maintaining the benefits of human oversight.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

4Ease of operation

If consultants rely on their knowledge and awareness of open source software, then personal expertise can be leveraged, but a complete picture of all available tools is not included

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuse of existing knowledgeVSAvoidcompleteness of tool coverage
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically discovering and cataloging available tools, technologies, and solutions before the investigator needs to evaluate them. This pre-computation of the tool landscape expands beyond individual investigator knowledge while still allowing them to leverage their expertise in guiding the evaluation process and interpreting results.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

An intermediary system acts between the investigator's limited personal knowledge and the vast ecosystem of available tools. This intermediary automatically searches, evaluates, and presents relevant tools based on project requirements, thereby expanding tool coverage beyond what any single investigator could know while still allowing human judgment to guide and validate the selection process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11720846B2Artificial intelligence-based use case model recommendation methods and systems
Publication Date: 2023.08.08 MCKINSEY & CO INC
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AI summary

A method includes receiving a plurality of user use cases; analyzing the use cases using an AI engine to order the use cases; generating an optimized machine learning model; and causing an optimized deployment option to be displayed. A computing system includes a processor; and a memory comprising instructions, that when executed, cause the computing system to: receive a plurality of user use cases; analyze the use cases using an AI engine to order the use cases; generate an optimized machine learning model; and cause an optimized deployment option to be displayed. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computer to: receive a plurality of user use cases; analyze the use cases using an AI engine to order the use cases; generate an optimized machine learning model; and cause an optimized deployment option to be displayed.