Last week an open letter against the use of generative AI for reflexive qualitative research made the round. At the time of writing about 400 qualitative researchers had signed it. Open Letter Here is their position: “We hold the position that analytic approaches such as reflexive thematic analysis are human research practices requiring a...
Read MoreWhen discussing the application of AI in qualitative research, the conversation invariably gravitates towards two pivotal concerns: bias and ethics. For some researchers, these concerns are deal-breakers, effectively ruling out the use of AI. For others, they introduce a level of discomfort and uncertainty, leading to reluctance in adopting AI...
Read MoreToday, I found myself revisiting a paper I wrote in 2016 titled "Qualitative Data Analysis Software - The State of the Art." Although chatGPT wasn't yet on the horizon at that time, there were already tools available, leveraging machine learning, that promised to automate data analysis. In my paper, I employed Kahneman's framework of two modes...
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