Virtual Audiences: The new frontier in qualitative research

Can AI really reflect human behavior? Can it hold space for contradictions? Can it feel human enough to spark insight? Turns out, it can. But it only works if we, as researchers, meet it halfway. Together with our client Lamb Weston, we ran a pilot to understand snacking habits in France. We didn’t recruit focus groups. We didn’t fly out for in-depth interviews. Instead, we talked to Virtual Audiences. And it worked.