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Conversational AI
Explore the growing interest and considerations for conversational AI in the SaaS industry.
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Signal breakdown by source
We track real-time data from developer platforms, startup ecosystems, academic research, and enterprise filings to identify trends backed by hard evidence.
Hacker News
Community awareness · Last 14 days
Upvotes from the tech community. More points = more attention.
Stories and discussion on Hacker News indicate tech community awareness. High HN activity often precedes mainstream adoption by 1-3 months.
-Show HN: I built a voice AI that responds like a real woman
-Lisa Core – semantic compression for AI conversations (80:1 ratio, 100% local)
-LLMnesia – Local-first search across your AI conversations
GitHub
Developer creation velocity · Last 30 days
Stars are bookmarks from developers. More stars = higher quality projects.
New repositories signal active developer investment. GitHub creation velocity is a 3-12 month leading indicator of market adoption.
-TianGzlab/OmicsClaw: Conversational & memory-enabled AI research partner for mul…
-zz-air/AI-Conversational-Application-Service-Platform: Supports AI dialogue and …
-LangQi99/NeoFish: 🎯人人可用的Agent，你的终极数字奴隶。让Agent帮你处理一切，提前享受纯粹的未来生活，穿越到2050年的通行证 | …
Y Combinator
Startup funding signal · Last 4 batches
YC runs batches twice a year. More batches = sustained investor interest over time.
YC-backed companies in this space represent the strongest conviction signal: venture capital betting on market potential.
-Samora AI: Multilingual voice agents with safe human escalation when needed
-Bolna AI: Voice AI to enable India's next billion
-Uplift AI: Foundational Voice Models for regional languages
Stack Overflow
Developer adoption · Last 90 days
Stack Overflow questions indicate developers actively using the technology. A 3-6 month leading indicator of production adoption.
Academic Research
Research publication signal · Last 24 months
Citations count how often other researchers reference this work. More citations = higher influence.
Academic papers represent the earliest indicator. Researchers publishing findings that drive the next wave of applied innovation.
-The impact of different conversational generative AI chatbots on EFL learners: A…
-Exploring the impact of ChatGPT: conversational AI in education
-Conversational AI-based VR system to improve construction safety training of mig…
SEC Corporate Filings
Enterprise adoption signal · Latest filings
Mentions in SEC 10-K/10-Q filings mean public companies are disclosing this technology as material to their business. This is the strongest enterprise validation signal.
-SOUNDHOUND AI, INC. (SOUN, SOUNW) (): 10-Q
-LIVEPERSON INC (LPSN) (): 10-K LPSN 2025
-Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions Inc. (AITX) (): 10-K
All data is sourced from public APIs: Hacker News (Algolia), GitHub (Search API), Stack Overflow (Stack Exchange API), Y Combinator (public batch data), OpenAlex (academic database), and SEC EDGAR (regulatory filings). Numbers reflect verified matches. Each item is checked by AI to confirm it's genuinely about the topic, not just a keyword overlap.
What the data tells us
5 independent sources show real activity around Conversational AI. Developers are building tools (GitHub), the tech community is talking about it (Hacker News), investors are backing startups in the space (Y Combinator), researchers are publishing papers, and enterprises are disclosing it in public filings. When this many unrelated sources agree, it's not speculation. It's market movement.
We predicted what the market wants
The trend data tells you what's happening. We ran a prediction survey to find out what the market actually demands.
37.0% chose "Somewhat likely" when asked: How likely is your company to adopt conversational AI solutions in the next 12 months?
Key finding · N=500 · ±2-6pp accuracy
Why this data matters
We don't guess. We count what's actually happening.
Most trend reports are opinions. Inqvey Trends is different . We track what developers are building, what investors are funding, what researchers are publishing, and what enterprises are reporting to regulators. When multiple independent sources point to the same trend, it's not hype. It's a real market shift.
Hacker News
Community awareness (1-3 month lead)
GitHub
Developer creation velocity (3-12 month lead)
Y Combinator
Startup funding conviction signal
Stack Overflow
Technology adoption (3-6 month lead)
OpenAlex
Academic research (earliest indicator)
SEC EDGAR
Enterprise disclosure (strongest validation)
Each source is scored on a 0-100 scale based on activity volume. When a topic shows up across multiple unrelated sources (developers on GitHub, startups at Y Combinator, filings at the SEC) that agreement between independent signals is what separates real trends from noise. We use AI to verify that each result is genuinely about the topic, not just a keyword match.
Data freshness
Sources are scanned daily. Hacker News and GitHub reflect the last 14–30 days. Y Combinator covers the last 4 batches. Academic papers span the last 24 months. SEC filings cover the most recent quarterly and annual reports.
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