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BOLDERANK / APPLIED AI RESEARCH & TOOLS

Intelligence is a possibility.
Making it useful
is the work.

We study how AI changes the work of organisations—and build tools to put that understanding into practice.

Read our thesis ↘Explore our writings ↗
OUR FOCUS

Finance, education &
business operations.

OUR PRACTICE

Investigate. Experiment.
Build. Share.

OUR PURPOSE

Better understanding.
More capable organisations.

01 / OUR THESISA starting conviction

The future of AI will be shaped
by the work it helps us do.

Organisations run on knowledge, judgment and coordination. AI introduces new possibilities into all three. Understanding where those possibilities hold up is a research problem worth taking seriously.

At Bolderank, we begin with the work itself: the decisions people make, the information they depend on, and the systems they operate within. We investigate where AI can help, test its limitations, and build tools around what we learn.

Our ambition is to contribute to the infrastructure organisations will rely on: useful software, dependable methods, and knowledge that others can build upon.

Research gives the work direction.
Building puts the ideas to the test.
Sharing makes the knowledge travel.

02 / RESEARCH AGENDA

Questions worth working on.

Three fields of inquiry.
Grounded in organisational life.

I / FINANCE

Intelligence we can account for.

How can AI support financial work while preserving the evidence, accuracy and judgment that it depends on?

  • Traceable document intelligence
  • Reporting and interpretation
  • Evaluation and human review
II / EDUCATION

Tools that serve the institution.

What would useful AI look like when designed around educators, learners and the organisations supporting them?

  • Teaching and preparation support
  • Institutional administration
  • Evaluation in real learning settings
III / BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Knowledge that moves into action.

How can organisations use AI to make information accessible and coordinate work more effectively?

  • Organisational knowledge systems
  • Workflow automation
  • Human–AI collaboration
03 / SELECTED WRITINGS

Working ideas, shared openly.

All writings ↗

Opening perspectives on our methods and research questions.

01 / Perspective

From possibility to evidence: what applied AI research is for.

Editorial · 4 min read
02 / Finance

Before automating finance, define what “correct” means.

Editorial · 3 min read
03 / Education

AI in education: evaluate the workflow beyond the demo.

Editorial · 3 min read
04 / TOOLS & EXPERIMENTS

Questions become tangible.

Proposed explorations.
Seeking the right problems and partners.

EXPERIMENT / 001

Tracing the answer.

Explore whether source-linked AI outputs make document review more dependable. Evaluate evidence quality, unsupported claims and reviewer effort.

Research concept
EXPERIMENT / 002

Measuring the whole workflow.

Develop a practical evaluation method that accounts for preparation, generation, checking and correction—so improvements reflect the complete task.

Research concept

These concepts define work we would like to investigate. They are not released tools or completed studies.

05 / RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS

Some questions deserve
to be worked on together.

We work with businesses and institutions to investigate meaningful problems and develop useful AI systems.

  • Commission a focused research engagement
  • Partner on an experiment or evaluation
  • Develop a prototype or internal tool
Download the partnership brief ↓

Direct enquiries will open with our domain launch.