AI research assistant helping with coding and data analysis In recent years, large language models, coding agents, and automation tools have gradually entered research practice. They can assist researchers with literature organization, code implementation, experiment orchestration, result aggregation, and even drafting. But this does not mean that the research process will naturally become more rigorous. On the contrary, if clear boundaries, evaluation, and process control ar

On October 15, New Scholars hosted a webinar featuring Stine Grodal and Henri Schildt on using AI for qualitative studies. Here is A Best Practice Guide to AI-Augmented Qualitative Research based on Stine and Henri's paper and their webinar. 1.0 Introduction: A New Frontier for Qualitative Inquiry New artificial intelligence (AI) tools are fundamentally reshaping the landscape of knowledge work, creating both significant opportunities and profound challenges for the qualitati

In academic research, qualitative interviews serve as a cornerstone for gathering rich, detailed data. However, traditional interview...

Automating interview processes has the potential to transform the way we gather qualitative data, particularly when dealing with...