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Which Parts of My Report Are Automatic and Which Are Produced by Consultants?

Here is a plain breakdown of what the platform generates automatically, what the AI builds from your data, and what the analyst team produces by hand.

Three Production Methods

Auto-generated — produced automatically by the platform when the report is built. No analyst involvement.

AI-assisted — generated by the platform's AI from your survey data. Output can be edited and interacted with after generation.

Consultant-produced — written, built, or recorded by the Standard Insights analyst team. Available on paid projects only.

Production Method By Section

Section Production Method Available On Ready When
Introduction Consultant-produced Paid projects only Report delivery
Market Trends Auto-generated All reports Report delivery
Survey Auto-generated All reports Report delivery
Insights AI-assisted All reports Report delivery
Personas AI-assisted All reports Report delivery
Strategic Analysis Consultant-produced Paid projects only Report delivery
Video Brief Consultant-produced Paid projects only Report delivery
Board Auto-generated structure; content is user-built All reports Report delivery

A Few Things To Note

Survey: Auto-generation triggers once your data is in the correct format. Data format requirements will be covered in a separate article.

Personas: AI-assisted does not mean locked. All analysis fields, including the persona image, are editable after generation.

Consultant-produced sections: Introduction, Strategic Analysis, and Video Brief are delivered as part of the same report and on the same timeline as everything else. There is no separate or delayed delivery for paid-project content. For full timeline detail, see What Happens After You Place a Standard Insights Order.

For a full description of what each section does and how to use it, see Report Page Types — What Each One Does.