Methodology v1.0 ยท April 2026
The Industry AI Use Case Finder ranks 8+ use cases per industry against your seven wizard answers. The engine is rule-based, deterministic, and open. No LLM call sits in the ranking path. The weights below are the entire model.
Principles
Determinism
There is no LLM in the ranking path. Inputs map deterministically to scores and the score table is auditable on this page.
Transparency
No hidden tiers, no editorial nudges, no commission-driven boosts. If you spot a use case that should rank differently, the weights tell you exactly why it does.
Recency
We refresh the catalog quarterly. ROI bands scale by company size and convert to local currency via a static FX table refreshed monthly.
Scoring
Each use case in the catalog is scored against the seven wizard answers. The base signals are pain-point overlap, budget fit, time-to-value vs. timeline, current AI maturity, top concern, and recency of customer evidence. Top 8 are returned; lower-ranked items are kept with their score so any audit can replay the decision.
| Rule | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Pain-point overlap | +30 each | Up to 2 user-selected pain points; this is the strongest signal in ranking. |
| Budget supports use case | +15 | Soft bonus when the userโs budget meets the use case minimum. |
| Budget below minimum | โ50 | Hard penalty โ keeps unaffordable items out of the top 8. |
| Time-to-value fits timeline | +10 | Aligns recommendations with the userโs declared horizon. |
| Concern-aligned bonuses | +5 to +15 | Cost / employees / data security / vendor trust / where-to-start / quality. |
| AI maturity gap too large | โ25 | Applied when no current AI usage but use case requires advanced maturity. |
| Recency / customer evidence | +5 | Boost when at least one year-tagged citation is on the use case. |
Per-use-case ROI bands are advisory and refreshed quarterly. They scale by company size โ 0.3ร for 1โ10 employees up to 2.5ร for 1,000+ โ and convert to local currency via a static FX table refreshed monthly. ROI is not a guarantee.
We also score each submission for sales routing: 200+ employees, $100K+ budget, near-term timeline, ICP industry, high-effort top use case, and concerns that signal buying readiness. The score determines whether a discovery call is offered or a long-tail nurture sequence runs.
Data sources
ROI ranges blend public benchmarks with anonymised buzzi.ai customer projects. Every use case carries at least one year-tagged citation. We refresh the catalog quarterly; the changelog below is the source of truth.
Versioning
Refreshed quarterly. Every change to the catalog or the weights table is logged on this page. Subscribe to the buzzi.ai changelog to be notified when v1.1 ships.
Disclaimers
ROI ranges are advisory; this is not financial advice. Currency conversions use a static FX table refreshed monthly. The tool helps you choose where to invest, not how much. We do not take commissions on any vendor recommended by the catalog.
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