I help companies get actual results from AI. That could mean building something new from scratch, or fixing what's already there. I care about what's going to work for your situation, not what's trending.
What I keep seeing
Companies usually come to me with a specific task they want to speed up. But once I dig in, the real win is often something they hadn't even considered.
Sure, maybe. But why does the process look like that? A lot of the time, the thing people want to automate only exists because of some old limitation that AI makes irrelevant.
I spend time understanding how things actually work at your company before suggesting anything. Often the most useful thing isn't what you called me about.
That's fine. Most people don't. They just know they don't want to fall behind. It's hard to know what AI can do for you if nobody's looked at how you actually work.
I get into the details of how your team works, what takes too long, where things get stuck. Once I see that, I can tell you what's worth building and what isn't.
A lot of people have been burned by AI that makes stuff up, gives weird answers, or just feels unreliable. If you've tried something and it didn't work well, it makes sense you'd be skeptical.
I've spent years working on AI for legal research and document analysis, where getting it wrong isn't an option. I know how to build systems with proper guardrails, and I know when AI isn't the right tool for the job.
Services
Every project looks a bit different. Here's the kind of work I typically take on.
You might have no idea where to start, or you might already be using AI and wondering if you're doing it right. I look at your situation and give you a plan that makes sense. That includes telling you what's not worth doing.
Generic tools only get you so far. If your data is specific to your industry or your workflows don't fit a standard product, I build something that does. Text analysis, search, document processing, that sort of thing.
Not everything needs AI. Sometimes the right answer is just a well-built piece of software. I also build the stuff around AI that makes it actually work in practice. APIs, data pipelines, integrations with your existing systems.
How I Work
I'm not going to walk in with a pre-made solution looking for a place to put it. The technology comes after I understand what you're actually dealing with.
I spend time with your team, look at your workflows, your data, the things that slow people down. I want to know what the actual pain is before I suggest anything.
I work in short cycles and show you working software along the way. If something's off, we catch it early instead of three months into a project.
I don't hand off a prototype and disappear. The thing ships, it works with your existing systems, and I stick around until it's actually running with real users.
About
I'm Patrick Szabo. I've been writing software for over fifteen years, and I got into NLP and AI about eight years ago, well before the current wave made everyone an "AI company." A lot of that time was spent working on the Lexis 360 legal research platform at LexisNexis Austria. That's where I learned what it takes to build language technology that holds up with messy, complicated, real-world data.
If any of this sounds familiar, send me a message. I'll get back to you within 72 hours. Don't worry if you're not sure what you need yet. That's usually where the conversation starts.
Based in Vienna. Write in German or English.