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AI by Industry

What our guests and builds show about AI in each industry.

By Jordan Metzner & Sam Nadler · Updated October 2026

22 pages, each built from what was actually said and built on Built This Week. Want the full episodes? Browse every episode.

AI in AutomotiveIn automotive, the AI our guests use today is dealer-side: instant pricing from structured vehicle data and phone-camera inspections. Autonomy is the …AI in AviationIn aviation, our guests use AI where you can't experiment on the real thing: digital twins of an aircraft's computers for cyber risk, and verified cod…AI in ConstructionIn construction, AI pays off first in paperwork: agents that read bid packages, quotes, tickets and invoices while a person checks the output, in an i…AI in Developer ToolsAI coding agents now write most of our code; the developer tools founders build around them fix what the agents miss: big legacy codebases, review, ha…AI in EducationOn our show, AI in education means math a computer can verify, training courses AI writes and films, and study tools that turn notes into podcasts. Th…AI in FinanceIn finance, the AI that works today reads documents and answers questions: data rooms, 10-Ks, P&Ls and transaction logs. Our own trading bots taught u…AI in FitnessIn our experience, AI in fitness is best at the tedious parts: logging meals and sets and giving feedback after every one. Our trainer app was still i…AI in GovernmentWe haven't hosted anyone from government, so this is the outside view: builders using public data, contractors mining agency records, and a defense su…AI in HealthcareThe healthcare AI we saw working is unglamorous: agents that fill caregiver shifts, read trial protocols and model molecules, run under strict privacy…AI in InsuranceInsurance came up twice on the show: computer vision that documents a home for property claims, and an AI check that flags lapsed or missing coverage …AI in LogisticsIn logistics, our guests use AI on the work around moving things: counting what goes on the truck, tracing an order out of the warehouse and timing dr…AI in Manufacturing and HardwareIn manufacturing, the AI our guests build shortens the path from sketch to shipped product: fewer CAD clicks, physics answers during design, and opera…AI in MarketingAI already does real marketing work for us and our guests: video ads, SEO posts, outreach and ad concepts. Juma's founder says to spend the saved time…AI in Media and EntertainmentAI video already makes commercials, trailers and clips starring you in a day. Jordan calls it a threat to Hollywood that democratizes content, yet no …AI in MusicFor us, AI in music means text-to-song tools like Suno and code-based music that LLMs can write, used to make jingles, beats and store soundtracks fas…AI in ProductivityThe AI productivity wins on our show are mostly small internal tools people build for their own jobs, plus a few products that take over the busywork …AI in Real EstateAI in real estate, as our guests use it: agents that pull scattered property data with citations, and computer vision that turns a short phone video i…AI in Recruiting and HRAI in recruiting works best as extra capacity: score every resume, interview at any hour, coach every recruiter. Our recruiting team grew after we add…AI in Retail and E-commerceIn retail, the AI on our show measures what shoppers do inside stores, runs orders across sales channels and makes product photos in minutes, while ch…AI in SalesThe sales AI that sticks does the work reps skip: filling the CRM, answering leads instantly and personalizing outbound at scale. Coaching alone, one …AI in SemiconductorsOur two semiconductor guests work both directions: Positron designs chips for AI inference, and Vinci uses an AI physics model to help engineers desig…AI InfrastructureOn our show, AI infrastructure is mostly a cost and capacity story: memory-heavy inference chips, ML that right-sizes compute, and middle layers that …