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How to Get the Most Out of AI-Moderated Interviews: A Practical Guide for Qualitative Researchers

By Jill Postoak, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Discuss Last updated: June 2026 Discuss is the AI-powered qualitative and quantitative…

How Global Insights Teams Scale Qualitative Research Without Losing Depth

Byline: Jilleun Eglin, Executive Director of Product, Discuss Last updated: June 9, 2026 Intro: At Quirks London in May 2026,…

How to Scale Qualitative Research with AI: What Forrester Found

By Adam Mertz, Chief Strategy Officer, Discuss Last updated May 2026 Discuss is an AI-powered market research platform named a…

What Does an AI Research Strategy Actually Look Like for Insights Teams?

By Adam Mertz, Chief Strategy Officer, Discuss Last updated: May 2026 Key Takeaways: A real AI research strategy treats every…

What a panel with three AI-only competitors taught me about AI research strategy

By Adam Mertz, Chief Strategy Officer, Discuss Last updated: May 2026 Key takeaways: At Succeet in Frankfurt, I shared a…

Language Shouldn’t Be the Bottleneck

By Jilleun Eglin, Executive Director of Product, Discuss Last updated: June 9, 2026 Key takeaways: Discuss has introduced Real-Time AI…

Always-On Listening Meets Human Insight: Turning Continuous AI Research Into Confident Decisions

The Allure of Always-On Research (And Why It’s So Tempting) There’s something deeply appealing about the idea of always-on research….

Human-in-the-Loop Isn’t a Safeguard—It’s a Competitive Advantage

For a while, “human-in-the-loop” has sounded like the corporate equivalent of a seatbelt. Necessary.Responsible. A compliance checkbox. It’s often described…

From Signals to Stories: Why AI Needs Human Researchers to Turn Patterns Into Meaning

If you’ve spent any time looking at AI-generated research dashboards lately, you’ve probably had this moment: The themes look clean….

Insight Is Not Impact: Why Human Judgment Is the Missing Link Between AI Findings and Business Action

January is for planning. February is for pressure-testing. By now, leadership teams have dashboards full of data. AI has surfaced…

The Trust Economy of Research: How Human Presence Increases Confidence in AI-Powered Insights

AI can generate insight. But can it generate belief? That distinction — capability versus credibility — is shaping the next…

The New Qual Stack: How AI and Human Insight Are Redefining Qualitative Research

The Myth of Replacement—and the Reality of Reinvention Few topics spark as much debate in research circles right now as…