For Immediate Release — Intrepid by VitalSource has announced the release of AI Insights Explorer, a chat-style analytics experience that acts like a dedicated data analyst trained specifically on the Intrepid platform. Admins and instructors can ask plain-English questions about their classes and get instant, contextual answers without diving into spreadsheets or reports. It transforms learner activity into clear, actionable insights, helping instructors focus where it matters most.
“Imagine if your class could talk back. AI Insights Explorer makes that real,” said JR Burch, Director of Learning Experience Design at Intrepid. “Instead of chasing down reports, program owners can simply ask a question and get the story behind the numbers—who’s progressing, where friction is building, and what to do next.”
Intrepid also introduced the Discussion Dashboard with AI-powered insights, which provides a real-time pulse of conversation health across a cohort. The dashboard provides engagement at a glance and, when AI is enabled, summarizes the top discussion themes with examples and counts. Leaders can quickly see what is resonating, what is contentious, and who may need support, then tailor coaching and prepare live touchpoints.
Together, these features give instructors and admins the power to extract qualitative insights, not just basic activity counts. Quantitative data like completions is easy but often superficial, with no view into how learners feel about the content or which ideas are resonating. With Insights Explorer and Discussion Insights, teams can quickly see what learners are talking about and why it matters, then act on those signals.
See it in action: turn user-generated content into business intelligence.
AI Insights Explorer: Ask your class, get the answer
- Find what matters now: Ask which cohorts or discussions are most active or at risk, and compare participation week over week to target outreach.
- Prove what drives completion: Query correlations like “Do learners who complete Introduce Yourself finish at higher rates?” and get a clear answer.
- Get answers in the flow of work: Open from the class dashboard, ask in plain English, and see role-aware results without exporting data.
Discussion Dashboard with AI-Powered Insights: Quickly get a pulse on your discussions
- At-a-glance engagement (new visual infographics): See total comments/replies, completion rate, and an activity timeline.
- AI-generated key themes with counts: Summaries of the top 3 themes along with an example and the number of learners who were talking about the theme.
- Instructor-ready workflows: Prep live sessions, summarize conversations, and tailor communications faster, tasks that are often done manually.
“These new releases turn signals from practice, collaboration, and application into human-centered guidance that makes learning actionable and shows measurable progress at scale,” said Rachel Elfenbein, Director of Product at Intrepid.
Trust and Governance
With AI Insights, your class data stays yours. It’s never shared outside your course and is never used to train external models. Insights remain securely within your learning environment, exactly where they belong.
AI Insights Explorer and AI Discussion Insights are available now to Intrepid customers. To learn more or request a demo, visit www.intrepidlearning.com/product/intrepid-ai.
About Intrepid by VitalSource
Intrepid is a leading cohort-based learning platform to connect, practice, and upskill. Its solutions enable organizations to solve mission-critical challenges and remain competitive in today’s ever-changing workplace. Intrepid’s platform fosters skill-building, collaboration, engagement, and measurable results, driving transformative and scalable business outcomes. Discover more at www.intrepidlearning.com.
