Blog Posts

Oct 236 min read

Don't forget Interpretive Intelligence in the era of Artificial Intelligence

The potential implications of Generative-AI (Gen-AI) for the practice of qualitative data analysis (QDA) heightens the need for...

Jul 108 min read

The risk of qualitative deepfake is a reality

Discussion of the impact and risks of AI and qualitative deepfake on credibility and impartiality.

Dec 19, 20233 min read

New era, same issues: the heightened need for appropriate methods teaching in the generative-ai era

As we approach the end of another Gregorian calendar year it's natural to become reflective about what's gone before and what's...

Jul 17, 202313 min read

Navigating perspectives on Qualitative-AI: Tools, ‘Intelligence’ and Ethics

There are many different Qualitative-AI tools – some very new, others that have been around a while – and just as many different views...

Jun 7, 20236 min read

The AI copilot from CoLoop: what's it good for?

CoLoop is a new ‘AI copilot’ for qualitative analysis, developed by Genie Technology Inc., and is one of several new generative-AI tools...

May 29, 20237 min read

AI-Assist beta from MAXQDA - what's it good for?

UPDATES: new features have been released in AI-Assist by MAXQDA since this post was first published - these are discussed at the bottom...

May 26, 20236 min read

AI "open coding" beta from ATLAS.ti - what's it good for?

As discussed in my previous post, What’s afoot in the Qualitative AI space? various forms of AI, including machine learning, is not new...

May 5, 20238 min read

What’s a foot in the Qualitative AI space?

There’s a lot of discussion about the potential implications of advances in AI on qualitative data analysis happening right now. The...

May 5, 20232 min read

AI in QDA: hoo-ha or step-change?

In this series of posts I’m reflecting on the role of AI in qualitative data analysis that is receiving a lot of attention at the moment....