Roundtable – Survey fraud and bot detection API
Hi HN, we're Mayank and Matt of Roundtable (https://www.roundtable.ai). We launched our Survey Simulator as part of YC S23 (see Launch HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36865625), and ultimately decided to pivot because we couldn't convince users to trust our results and our value proposition wasn't clear. We conducted tons of user discovery interviews, and a lot of big players talked about the pain of manual QC and bot detection. We launched a survey fraud and bot detection API (Alias; docs.roundtable.ai) that determines whether a bot is answering your survey…
Roundtable – Survey fraud and bot detection API launched on January 19, 2024 with 21 votes, #978 of 4,438 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
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Roundtable is an API that detects survey fraud and bot responses by embedding JavaScript into survey platforms like Forsta, Qualtrics, and jsPsych. It tracks user behavior patterns to identify whether responses come from legitimate participants or bots. The tool is designed for survey platforms and research organizations that need automated quality control to reduce manual review of suspicious responses.
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Hi HN, we're Mayank and Matt of Roundtable (https://www.roundtable.ai). We launched our Survey Simulator as part of YC S23 (see Launch HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36865625), and ultimately decided to pivot because we couldn't convince users to trust our results and our value…
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