IA Reacts to New Comprehensive U.S. Privacy Legislation - the American Privacy Rights Act Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 4/9/2024 1:14:00 PM The Insights Association (IA), the leading nonprofit trade association for the market research and analytics industry, had a mixed reaction to new draft comprehensive privacy legislation proposed in the U.S. House and Senate. Read More
Fighting for You: March 2024 Legislative and Regulatory Update Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 3/28/2024 2:50:00 PM The insights industry’s public policy concerns entered March roaring like a lion, but they are not exactly leaving it like a lamb. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to Congress touched on a few of them, including privacy, artificial intelligence (AI) and research subjects who receive incentives. Further this month, IA is engaging with legislation and regulation on data privacy, including potential harsh restrictions on data sharing with Chinese-controlled companies and restricti... Read More
Avoiding the ‘Foolish’ Side of AI Administrator 3/28/2024 7:31:00 AM Global Insights leaders answer this question: What do you see as the aspects or applications of AI that are overhyped and could really fool users, creating potential issues for the quality and credibility of market research? Read More
NIST Launches AI Safety Institute Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 3/14/2024 11:24:00 AM A new institute focused on safety in artificial intelligence (AI) is being stood up at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the U.S. Department of Commerce. Read More
Issues of Interest to Insights Industry Surface in President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 3/13/2024 10:25:00 AM President Joe Biden’s recent State of the Union Address to Congress touched on a few policy areas of concern to the insights industry, including privacy, artificial intelligence (AI) and research subjects who receive incentives. Read More
7 Can’t-Miss Brand-Led Sessions at IA’s Annual Conference Art Flanagan 3/12/2024 10:00:00 AM Here are the top brand-led sessions generating the most buzz heading into the event, April 8-10 in Atlanta. Read More
It’s Not Just Marketing Researchers Using MaxDiff: New Article Documents Widespread Use of MaxDiff Across Academia Administrator 3/10/2024 10:08:00 AM Quantitative marketing researchers have widely embraced Maximum Difference Scaling for assessing the importance (or preference) for a set of items. There's also been a surge in interest in academic circles during the past decade+ Read More
Fighting for You: February 2024 Legislative and Regulatory Update Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 2/29/2024 1:25:00 PM This month, the Insights Association focused on extensive artificial intelligence legislation at the state level, urgent developments in privacy compliance in California and Washington state, new bills on census issues (including one that would kill the ACS), the insights compliance concerns with sales taxes on SaaS and PaaS, and a couple of new telephone-related bills. Read More
Sharing the Love of AI on Valentine’s Day Administrator 2/11/2024 6:57:00 PM Insights leaders and innovators share the dimensions that they are bullish on, excited for, and generally “love” when it comes to AI. Read More
Member Spotlight: SIVO, Inc. Administrator 1/28/2024 1:44:00 PM Founded by Marilyn Gordon Weiss and Cindy Blackstock SIVO, Inc. is a market research and strategy firm specializing in helping businesses understand people. Read More