Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
Using GPT-4 as a second coder on 200 interview transcripts, with human-AI agreement reported as Cohen's kappa
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A human coder using NVivo to organise codes without AI assistance is not doing AI-assisted coding
Editorial commentary
Reporting AI use in qualitative analysis should specify the role (primary, secondary, triage), the prompt or codebook given to the model, the inter-coder agreement with human coders, and the model version. Reproducibility requires sharing the prompts.
References
- Morgan 2023 ‘Exploring the Use of ChatGPT for Qualitative Analysis’ International Journal of Qualitative Methods
- Christou 2023 ‘AI in Qualitative Research’ Field Methods
Also known as
LLM coding (qualitative) · AI-assisted thematic analysis
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