That harness provides a company’s institutional context, systems and processes to help AI models solve industry-specific problems. Optimal Blue has implemented usage limits and tracks AI consumption by model to monitor spending and evaluate return on investment. The company’s AI Labs is intended to address some of these challenges while speeding the development of new AI capabilities. “Our new AI labs are going to serve as a centralized hub within Optimal Blue, an incubator and accelerator for new AI capabilities. In the company’s press release regarding the debut of Optimal Blue AI Labs and Virtual Economist, Optimal Blue CEO Joe Tyrrell said the company has already deployed more than a dozen AI products and plans to use AI Labs to accelerate development of additional applications.