As AI tools become more embedded in research practice, we’re rightly asking: Can they help with summarising? Coding? Theme development? Interpretation? But there’s a quieter shift happening too — one we’re not talking about enough. As tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and...
As AI tools become more embedded in research workflows, qualitative researchers face a pressing challenge: how do we work with these technologies without surrendering what makes our work meaningful? The risk isn’t just that AI might be wrong. It’s that it might sound...
Most conversations about AI in research focus on accuracy. Are the citations real?Are the summaries correct?Can the tool be trusted? These are valid concerns. But they’re not the most significant risk. There is something quieter happening and far easier to miss. The...
AI can summarise 20 papers in seconds. And at first glance, that feels like a breakthrough. Tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity make it possible to move quickly through large volumes of literature — extracting key findings, clustering themes, and producing...
Introduction When Deloitte admitted to using a generative AI model (GPT-4o via Azure OpenAI) in its $440,000 compliance review for the Australian government, the issue went far beyond faulty references. The report, initially containing fabricated legal cases and...
Introduction In October, Deloitte agreed to issue a partial refund to the Australian government after serious flaws were uncovered in a $440,000 report evaluating the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)'s compliance framework. The report,...
Used well, AI can play a valuable supporting role, especially during early stages of analysis. It helps manage volume, notice repetition, and create structure across large datasets. Can algorithms read between the lines?When I ran an interview transcript through...
In just a few years, generative AI has gone from futuristic novelty to daily research companion. It transcribes interviews, summaries readings, codes data — sometimes before you’ve finished your coffee. But as qualitative researchers, we need to ask: is AI deepening...
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