June 2026 Update

This post is part of our monthly supporter updates and reflects product development and thinking at the time it was written. Here is our latest update.

Hi all,

Here's what's new this month from Artificial Societies:

A leading AI lab is using Artificial Societies to understand target customers

We constructed two Artificial Societies - 500 enterprise decision-makers, and 500 professional software developers - and surveyed their perception of a range of AI products.

The client also ran an equivalent human research panel which struggled to recruit these high-value respondents, while Artificial Societies delivered actionable insights within 48 hours. Those insights are now informing decisions inside one of the world's most valuable AI companies.

A major pharmaceutical company is testing high-stakes comms on an Artificial Society of journalists

An advisory partner approached us with a challenge: How can a major pharmaceutical company evaluate communications that could have billion-dollar consequences before releasing them publicly?

To help answer that question, we built a purpose-designed Artificial Society of 400 journalists enriched with 21,000 articles. The client can now simulate likely reactions, identify risks, and refine communications before making the bet in reality.

We flew to Stockholm to help an automotive giant simulate bold new product ideas

This month, Patrick and Min went forward deployed. Working onsite with a major automotive manufacturer, they helped ten innovation teams test new product concepts using Artificial Societies of trucking fleet managers and truck drivers.

One of the most rewarding moments came when teams started sharing Radiant with each other across the office, opening it on their laptops and telling colleagues how it made their day.

Customers asked for self-service, so we built it

After experiencing the speed and depth of insight Artificial Societies can provide, several enterprise customers, including one of the world's largest energy companies, wanted their own researchers to have direct access to the platform.

So we built Survey Builder: an AI agent that understands how to get the most out of Artificial Societies. It helps researchers design studies, recommends best practices, and can autonomously create and execute surveys with turnaround times measured in minutes rather than days.

Which brings us to our ask

We are looking for Forward Deployed Engineers to join our deployment team, working alongside our client strategists to deliver purpose-built Artificial Societies for our partners. If you know exceptional FDEs or social data scientists who might be a fit, we'd love an introduction.

Again, thank you for being part of our journey at Artificial Societies.

Our best,

The AS Team

PS: We shared our take on the synthetic market research industry on the New Statesman