The AI Co-Ethnographer: How Far Can Automation Take Qualitative Research?

Fabian Retkowski, Andreas Sudmann, Alexander Waibel
4/21/2025
cs.CLcs.AI

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Abstract

Qualitative research often involves labor-intensive processes that are difficult to scale while preserving analytical depth. This paper introduces The AI Co-Ethnographer (AICoE), a novel end-to-end pipeline developed for qualitative research and designed to move beyond the limitations of simply automating code assignments, offering a more integrated approach. AICoE organizes the entire process, encompassing open coding, code consolidation, code application, and even pattern discovery, leading to a comprehensive analysis of qualitative data.

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@article{retkowski2025coethnographer,
  title  = {The AI Co-Ethnographer: How Far Can Automation Take Qualitative Research?},
  author = {Fabian Retkowski and Andreas Sudmann and Alexander Waibel},
  year   = {2025},
  eprint = {2505.00012},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url    = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.00012v1}
}

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