Anthropic Launches AI-Powered Research Tool to Interview Thousands About AI Perspectives.

Anthropic announced on LinkedIn a new experimental tool designed to conduct large-scale qualitative research using AI. Anthropic Interviewer, now available at claude.ai/interviewer for a week-long pilot, drafts research questions, conducts interviews, and analyzes responses in collaboration with human researchers.

The company tested the tool by surveying 1,250 professionals about their perspectives on work and AI, demonstrating its ability to collect and synthesize qualitative data at a scale typically challenging for traditional research methods.

Researchers provide Anthropic Interviewer with a research goal, and the system generates relevant questions, conducts conversational interviews with participants, and analyzes the resulting data. The tool operates in collaboration with human researchers rather than as a fully autonomous system, maintaining oversight while handling the time-intensive aspects of qualitative research.

The initial pilot study gathered insights from over a thousand professionals, a sample size that would typically require significant time and resources using conventional interview methods. Anthropic published the full results from this study alongside the tool announcement.

This launch comes as Anthropic expands its research capabilities and enterprise offerings, following recent partnerships aimed at understanding how organizations use AI tools in practice.

AnthropicInterviewer represents a shift in how companies might conduct user research and market analysis. Traditional qualitative research methods require significant manual effort to interview participants, transcribe conversations, identify themes, and synthesize findings. Automating portions of this workflow while maintaining human oversight could enable more frequent, iterative research cycles.

The tool's immediate application appears focused on understanding evolving attitudes toward AI in professional settings. Anthropic stated it plans to use Interviewer for regular studies examining the relationship between humans and AI systems, suggesting the company intends to track sentiment and usage patterns over time.

For product teams and researchers, the tool could enable:

• Rapid iteration on research questions based on early findings
• Larger sample sizes without proportional increases in researcher time
• More frequent pulse checks on user attitudes and behaviors
• Consistent interview methodology across multiple studies

The week-long pilot window suggests Anthropic is testing both the tool's capabilities and gathering feedback on its research methodology before deciding on broader availability.

While AI-assisted research tools offer clear efficiency benefits, they also raise questions about research quality and participant experience. Traditional qualitative research relies on human interviewers to pick up on nuance, adjust questioning based on responses, and build rapport with participants.

Anthropichas not disclosed specific details about how the tool handles follow-up questions, manages conversational flow, or ensures participant responses reflect genuine perspectives rather than socially desirable answers. The requirement for human researcher collaboration suggests some of these concerns are addressed through oversight, though the exact division of labor remains unclear.

The tool arrives as Anthropic deepens its focus on enterprise applications and research partnerships. The company recently released survey data showing enterprise adoption of AI agents, indicating a broader strategy of using research to inform both product development and public understanding of AI deployment.

The pilot is available at claude.ai/interviewer through the end of the week-long testing period. Anthropic has not announced pricing or availability plans beyond the initial pilot.