Methods
AI moderated
studies
Conduct voice-based sessions with your participants, asking questions, probing for detail, and surfacing insights in real time. All without scheduling a single call.
Quick answer:
What are
AI moderated studies?
A new study type in Dscout, AI moderated studies bridge the gap between self-guided studies and human-moderated interviews.
You set the questions and objectives. The AI runs individual, voice-based sessions with participants—following your structure, probing deeper on their answers, and adapting in real time. When sessions wrap up, your data's waiting: analyzed, organized, and ready to act on.
Think of it as an evolution of self-guided research, not a replacement for human-moderated interviews. You get the scale and speed of self-guided research, plus the richness of a real conversation.
Dscout AI Moderator is part of Dscout AI Studio.
How it works
Research that
runs itself
Build your study
Set your research objectives and questions in the Dscout builder, the same as any other study. Configure AI probing depth per question, no scripting required.
Enable AI Moderation
Participants join a voice session on their own time. The AI Moderator asks your questions in order, listens, and follows up when there's more to uncover.
Analyze what you heard
Review recordings, read transcripts, and let AI-powered themes surface patterns across responses. Spend less time digging through data, more time deciding.
Control built into
every conversation
Structured questions, smarter follow-ups
Choose from Talk Out Loud, scale, and multiple-choice questions, then set how hard the AI probes and which topics it covers, no need to be in the room.
Turn-based and natural conversation modes
Switch between turn-based sessions, where participants click Continue for longer, thoughtful answers, and natural conversation for faster exchanges, flexibility standalone tools don't offer.
Tasks with screen recording
Add task-based questions to observe real behavior. Participants complete a task on a website or Figma prototype, confirm completion, and the AI follows up—all recorded automatically.
Show what you’re testing
Attach up to five images per question to gather reactions to concepts or designs, supported across Talk Out Loud, scale, and multiple-choice questions.
Speak their language
Run sessions in whichever language your participants are most comfortable using. The AI Moderator already supports 26 languages, with more available on request.
Analysis that keeps up
Emerging Themes groups response patterns into playlists so you can get oriented fast. Quant reporting on Talk Out Loud and closed-ended questions backs up the narrative.
Why
Dscout?
It’s all in one place
Panel, recruiting, incentives, study builder, and analysis are all in the same platform you already use. No stitching tools together, no context switching. AI Moderator fits right into your existing Dscout workflow.
Built on a decade of research expertise
Our AI doesn’t just ask questions. It applies Dscout’s best practices for follow-up depth, participant experience, and data quality. Every session is designed to produce reliable, actionable data.
Per-participant depth, at any scale
Get individual session recordings, transcripts, and summaries for every participant, not just aggregate results. You’ll know exactly what each person said and why.
Research-grade rigor, built in
Camera and screen recording are on throughout the session for data quality and participant accountability. Studies are reviewed by Dscout’s RA team before launch, just like any other study type.
When to use an
AI Moderator?
Quick-turnaround usability tests
AI Moderators dynamically probe for clarity or additional feedback to ensure complete responses. Build, launch, and have data back fast without coordinating schedules.
Multi-language research
Run the same study across 26 languages with consistent follow-up quality.
High-volume concept testing
Get individual responses at a scale that isn’t feasible with moderated interviews.
Initial screening before in-depth interviews
Use AI Moderator to identify your most compelling participants, then bring them in for a deeper conversation.