Free Lesson
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
User Experience Researcher @ Cisco

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