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Leveraging AI for UX Research

45 min
Jan 21, 2026 2:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)

In this video

What you'll learn

How to use AI to accelerate UX research—responsibly

Learn where AI can speed up planning, recruitment, analysis, and reporting without compromising research quality.

Decide when AI's enough vs. when UX researchers are required

Understand how to assess project risk and choose between AI-assisted research and professional UXR involvement.

Apply a critical, human-centered lens to AI outputs

Practice validating, contextualizing, and improving AI insights rather than accepting them at face value.

Why this topic matters

AI is rapidly democratizing user research—but misuse can introduce bias, miss nuance, or lead to false confidence. This guest talk by UX Reseacher from Cisco will help you make smarter product decisions by knowing when to leverage AI for speed and when human judgment and rigorous research are essential.

You'll learn from

Qiwen Zhao

Qiwen Zhao

User Experience Researcher @ Cisco

Xinran Ma

Xinran Ma

Founder of Design with AI | 3x Author | Startup Advisor

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