Date: May 19, 2026 | 12 p.m. ET | Free
Presenter: Leib Litman, PhD, CEO of CloudResearch
Duration: 1 hour
Title: Description:
A recent scientific paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has shown that AI agents can pose as human survey respondents completely undetected, representing an existential threat to the online research industry. In response, CloudResearch, in collaboration with MIT, launched the Bot Olympics: an open, industry-wide competition where attackers try to sneak AI past leading detection systems while defenders work to stop them — with $50,000 on the line. This webinar reveals what we’re learning and what it means for the future of the research industry.
Why you should attend:
- Understand the real capabilities and limitations of today’s AI survey-taking agents
- Learn how the red team vs. blue team approach — borrowed from military and cybersecurity war games — lets the research industry get ahead of AI threats by simulating attacks rather than waiting for bad actors to strike
- Walk away with practical guidance on how to assess whether your own data is at risk
Presenter: Leib Litman, Ph.D., co-founder and Chief Research Officer at CloudResearch, brings decades of experience in research, combining deep expertise in research methods with cutting-edge work integrating AI and psychometrics to build more valid, scalable tools. He has authored nearly 100 publications in experimental and cognitive psychology and continues to advance modern behavioral research with his latest book, “Research in the Cloud” published by Cambridge University Press.
If you’re interested in connecting with Leib about this presentation or would like slides and additional resources, you can reach him directly at Leib.litman@cloudresearch.com.