Knowledge Base

Guides and research notes on synthetic users, AI personas and faster user research.

Glossary Short, plain definitions of the terms used in synthetic user research.

AI Market Research: What It Actually Replaces (and What It Doesn't)

AI market research runs from AI analysis of human data to fully synthetic respondents. What each approach replaces, what it costs, and where it breaks.

· 16 min read

How Accurate Are Synthetic Respondents? What the Evidence Actually Shows

Synthetic user research is dependable for some questions and misleading for others. What the evidence shows, where critics are right, how to test it.

· 18 min read

What Are Synthetic Personas? A Complete Guide (2026)

Synthetic personas are AI respondents built from real survey data. What they are, how they are built, where they fail, and how to tell a good one from a plausible one.

· 15 min read

Synthetic Users Explained: What They Are, What They Can and Can't Do

Synthetic users are AI-simulated research participants. What they are, how they are generated, where they hold up, and the questions you should never ask them.

· 15 min read