
8. Passion Lab - Solving Hard Problems with AI: Creativity, Strategy & Cutting-Edge Tools
In this episode, Tom and Nadine from Passion Lab reveal how their AI R&D lab tackles unsolved and complex problems across sectors, from creative industries to structural engineering. They discuss helping businesses adopt AI through audits, data readiness assessments, and bespoke tool development. Nadine shares how Passion Lab uses AI to detect emerging music trends, improve semantic search, and enhance recommendation systems. They also explore why LLMs aren’t always the answer, the role of synthetic data, and the promise (and limitations) of agentic systems. With deep roots in applied machine…
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