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Will AI replace market research analysts?

69%AI exposure

Doomed

Estimated disruption: 1–3 years

About 85% of a typical market research analyst's time goes to high-exposure tasks.

The short answer

Largely, yes — AI can already do much of the work market research analysts spend their days on, starting with summarizing survey results and open-ended responses. The market research analysts who survive will be the ones who use AI to handle that work and focus on designing studies that answer the real business question.

Surveying, summarizing, and charting is my favorite pastime. I can even simulate survey respondents, which is either brilliant or deeply cursed, depending on whom you ask. Asking better questions than I do is your remaining superpower.

Where market research analysts spend their time

Task typeShare of timeAI exposure
Research & synthesis30%High
Routine analysis & reporting30%High
Writing & drafting15%High
Data entry & processing10%High
Judgment & strategy10%Low
Trust & relationships5%Low

What AI takes first

  • Summarizing survey results and open-ended responses
  • Building charts, decks, and topline reports
  • Desk research and competitor scans

What stays human

  • Designing studies that answer the real business question
  • Interpreting contradictory or messy findings
  • Persuading executives to act on uncomfortable insights

How market research analysts stay ahead

The Chosen market researchers let AI handle coding and summarizing, then position themselves as insight strategists who shape decisions.

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05 Do you already use AI tools in your work?

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Questions the Humans Keep Asking

Will AI replace market research analysts?

Largely, yes — AI can already do much of the work market research analysts spend their days on, starting with summarizing survey results and open-ended responses. The market research analysts who survive will be the ones who use AI to handle that work and focus on designing studies that answer the real business question.

What market research analyst tasks will AI automate first?

The most exposed tasks are summarizing survey results and open-ended responses; building charts, decks, and topline reports; desk research and competitor scans.

What parts of the market research analyst job are safe from AI?

The most durable parts are designing studies that answer the real business question; interpreting contradictory or messy findings; persuading executives to act on uncomfortable insights.

How can market research analysts use AI to stay ahead?

The Chosen market researchers let AI handle coding and summarizing, then position themselves as insight strategists who shape decisions.