Beyond speculation and hyperbole, we’ve been exploring how ChatGPT can be used in UX research. In two earlier articles, we conducted analyses that suggested ChatGPT may have a role, given the right research context. In the first analysis, we found that ChatGPT-4 was able to assist researchers in sorting open-ended comments. In the second analysis,
ChatGPT is probably not going to take your UX research job. However, another researcher who can use AI tools such as ChatGPT effectively might. In an earlier article, we explored using ChatGPT-4 to augment researchers’ abilities to sort open-ended comments. We found that the results were comparable to how humans performed, although they had some
ChatGPT. A sequence of letters that didn’t mean much to people a few months ago is now ubiquitous. It seems like every social media post mentions ChatGPT (especially the latest version, 4) and hypes it as a game changer. It’s been used to quickly summarize text, do homework, pass the bar exam, and code the game Duck Hunt
