Nightingale AI Labs collage illustration of a bird made from newspaper clippings
A Creative AI Studio

Experiments in applied AI.

For fun and learning, check out what we're up to:

What we do

Out of the lab and into the real world.

We're exploring how to apply AI research in messy real-world contexts, one fun experiment at a time.

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What can these models really do?

AI models are powerful, or so they say. We're on a mission to find out what they can actually do well.

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How do we guarantee user success?

AI is incredibly flexible, maybe too flexible. We're figuring out how to make sure users actually get what they want out of every interaction.

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What is actually useful?

Where do we really want AI? We're looking for ways to use it in support of the work we love without handing over the whole steering wheel.

Projects

What we've been building.

A selection of experiments, tools, products, and ideas in progress.

Paper collage bulletin board for Corkboard.info
Product 2026

Corkboard.info

A live online bulletin board for finding and posting local things to do, offer, sell, share, or start with people nearby.

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Collage-style phone screen showing ingredients and recipe ideas for AI Fridge App
App 2026

AI Fridge App

An app for tracking what is in your fridge and getting recipe ideas from the ingredients you already have.

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Paper collage with code, gears, and planning diagram for App Discovery Builder
Tool 2025

App Discovery Builder

A website that streamlines the discovery process for building apps, helping teams clarify ideas before implementation starts.

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The team

Who we are.

A small group of curious and creative people building at the intersection of AI research and real-world practice.

Adda Birnir, co-founder of Nightingale AI Labs
Adda Birnir
Co-founder

Founder-operator and product executive with deep experience building education and career products. Adda founded Skillcrush, led product-led growth through acquisition by PowerToFly, and brings a sharp operator lens to turning AI experiments into useful products.

Emily Davis, co-founder of Nightingale AI Labs
Emily Davis
Co-founder

Product leader with 15+ years of experience creating digital products and learning experiences. Emily brings product strategy, systems thinking, and a builder mindset to shaping AI ideas into clear, usable tools.

Kayla Ford, co-founder of Nightingale AI Labs
Kayla Ford
Co-founder

Co-founder and Head of Making Sure It Works. Kayla is a QA tester with deep experience in automation, manual testing, Scrum, Playwright, WordPress, regression testing, and the practical details that make software reliable.

Monalisa Kabos, co-founder of Nightingale AI Labs
Monalisa Kabos
Co-founder

Co-founder and Head of Making It Feel Right. Lizu is a staff product designer focused on growth, 0-to-1 products, SaaS, AI, HR, sales, and EdTech, bringing design strategy and a human-centered eye to every experiment.

Writing

From the blog.

Thinking out loud on applied AI, research, and building things that work.

April 22, 2026
Welcome to Nightingale AI Labs
A creative playground from Adda Birnir, Kayla Ford, Emily Davis, and Monalisa Kabos for applied AI experiments, prototypes, and real-world learning.
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Get in touch

Let's work together.

Have a problem worth solving? We'd love to hear from you.

hello@nightingaleailabs.com