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16 November 2026 – 20 November 2026
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The Pew Study Is Interesting, But It Does Not Settle Whether Synthetic Data Works
Pew’s new study of synthetic respondents is one of the strongest public tests yet, but it should not…
2 October 2026
Video & Slides
5 AI Tips September 2026
The second in a series of three webinars where Ray Poynter shares practical tips to help you use…
22 September 2026
Blog
The other existential risk for market research
Market research is debating whether AI will replace researchers, research agencies, panels, and much of the work people…
12 September 2026
Blog
When several AI services fail at once: the continuity question for insights teams
Several leading AI services were disrupted within the same few hours on Thursday. OpenAI reported around two hours…
4 September 2026
Blog
What Is So Worrying About Recursive Self-Improvement?
Recursive self-improvement, or RSI, sounds like science fiction. RSI is when AI improves itself, then the improved AI…
5 August 2026
Blog
AI Update – 3 August 2026
Here are three big themes from last week';s AI news. AI moves from conversation to action: three developments…
3 August 2026
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