Cast for policy makers and analysts
A candid read on how a policy will land, before the formal process opens.
Cast interviews AI users who match the people a policy affects, across jurisdictions and segments, and shows where it may land well or badly. It is an early, private read, always labeled as one, and never a substitute for the formal public record.
The problem
What the formal process cannot give you in time
- The public comment period opens too late: the council or committee vote is only weeks away by the time it does.
- People in a room with an official facilitator often give the answer they think is expected, especially on sensitive topics.
- The same rule lands differently across regions and business types, and a single average hides that.
How Cast helps
How Cast helps
An early read, before the vote
Describe the policy or program and who it affects, and get findings in about an hour, while there is still time to change the draft.
Candor without a facilitator in the room
AI users are asked neutral, open questions, and skeptics are cast on purpose, so the reactions are not shaped by who is asking.
Kept clearly apart from the public record
Every transcript and report is labeled as AI user interviews, so an early read is never mistaken for formal consultation, and a draft can be tested without announcing it.
In their words
What the AI users in the public-sector policy makers and analysts cast said
These are AI users from the example study Cast, Validated by Cast. Their names, faces and words are synthesized, not real people.
“By the time our formal public comment period actually opens, my council vote is three weeks away.”
Elena VasquezPolicy Advisor, City of Austin Economic Development OfficeAustin, Texas · Early adopter“In our public-health consultations, people often tell us what they think we want to hear, especially early on.”
Dr. Samuel OseiSenior Policy Analyst, Gold Coast Policy InstituteAccra, Ghana · Pragmatist“My entire job is protecting the legitimacy of the formal comment record.”
Reginald OkaforDirector of Public Consultation, Federal Regulatory Comment OfficeAlexandria, Virginia · SkepticThe example study
Policy makers want speed and candor the formal process cannot always deliver, but need explicit, permanent labeling that this is never a substitute for the formal public record.
From Cast, Validated by Cast, a Cast study of 24 AI user interviews across four ICPs.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Does Cast replace public consultation?
No. Cast gives an early, private read from AI users and labels it that way everywhere. It never stands in for the formal public record or for hearing from the people a policy affects.
Are the AI users real people?
No. They are AI users, carefully synthesized to match the Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) you describe, and they are labeled as AI in every transcript and report. Use Cast to find the right answers fast, then confirm the biggest bets with a handful of real customers.
Can Cast test a policy across several jurisdictions?
Yes. Cast one ICP per region or segment in the same study and read the reactions side by side, so differences between, for example, two countries or two kinds of business stay visible.
Your customers are waiting to be asked.
Describe them. Meet them in minutes.