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Free Presentation: Appropriate Uses of AI for Qualitative Analysis

  • 1.  Free Presentation: Appropriate Uses of AI for Qualitative Analysis

    Posted Mar 18, 2025 02:16 PM

    Hi ANSS folks!

    I'm sharing event hosted by the Qualitative Social Sciences & Humanities Data Interest Group of IASSIST that may be of interest to you all. QSSHDIG  is hosting a series of workshops this year on the variety of technology available for conducting qualitative data analysis. Next week, Christina Silver of the CAQDAS Networking Project will discuss Appropriate Uses of AI for Qualitative Research (full description below). 

    Tuesday, March 25 at 4pm GMT (11AM CDT) 

    Register to get the Zoom link

    The workshop will be recorded and shared on the IASSIST YouTube channel. 

    Please feel to let me know if you have any questions. 

    Cheers, Jess 

    Description: 

    The rise of Generative-AI has resulted in heated debate in the qualitative research community, with some heralding this new era with enthusiasm whilst others look at what's occurring with horror. Whether you're an advocate or a sceptic, come along to discuss the issues and consider whether and how it might be appropriate to integrate AI tools into the qualitative analysis workflow. This session begins by mapping the landscape; providing some historical context and outlining the three core genres AI tools in the qualitative data analysis (QDA) space: the use of general-purpose chatbot tools (such as ChatGPT and similar), a plethora of new Apps harnessing Gen-AI functionality, and the integration of Gen-AI features into established qualitative software platforms. We then focus in on how Gen-AI integrations can be used in methodologically appropriate ways to assist QDA in different contexts. Current options are outlined, demonstrated and discussed: AI Summaries, AI Code Suggestions / Coding, and AI Chatting. We then consider how and when these tools can be used appropriately and in combination with human interpretation at different stages of the analytic workflow. This includes ethical issues including model development, informed consent, and authorship, and methodological implications such as interpretive capabilities, the changing role of digital tools and collaborative analysis. There will be opportunities to try out selected AI tools for aspects of the qualitative analysis process during the workshop.



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    Jessica Hagman
    Social Sciences Research Librarian
    University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    She/Her/Hers
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