AI Insights

Expert perspectives on applied AI from New Gradient.

Written by engineers who build and deploy computer vision, large language models, and geospatial AI systems in production. Every article comes from real project work, not theory.

AI representation learning applied to financial markets
Finance

From Pattern-Matching to Representation: The Real Shift in AI for Finance

Why the real shift in AI for finance isn't bigger models on price data — it's representing what assets actually are.

Geospatial AI for UK Nature-Based Carbon Markets
Carbon Markets

From Raw Pixels to Carbon Numbers: Geospatial AI for UK Nature-Based Markets

The full pipeline from foundation models to per-tree carbon measurement, built for a market where labelled data is scarce and auditability is everything.

AI in E-commerce: From Enterprise Innovation to Industry Standard
E-commerce

AI in E-commerce: From Enterprise Innovation to Industry Standard

How technologies pioneered by Amazon became accessible to mid-market retailers.

Why Specialised AI Matters
AI Strategy

Why Specialised AI Matters

General AI will become infrastructure. The functions that define your business will require AI built for that purpose.

Why Geospatial AI Is Still a Specialist's Game
Geospatial AI

Why Geospatial AI Is Still a Specialist’s Game

Language models feel like magic because language is a uniquely powerful modality. Geospatial data does not have that property.

From Tasks to Deliverables: Getting Business Value from LLMs
LLMs

From Tasks to Deliverables: What It Actually Takes to Get Business Value from LLMs

Most businesses use LLMs for isolated tasks. The real value comes when you move them from tasks to processes to full deliverables.

The Fundamentals of Data Science
Data Science

The Fundamentals of Data Science

Explore the essence of Data Science: From analysing historical data to leveraging Machine Learning and Deep Learning.

The Energy Question Is the Wrong Question
Sustainability

The Energy Question Is the Wrong Question

The real question about AI and the environment is not energy consumption. It is what kind of AI we deploy and what we point it at.