A survey held on AI and journalism in January 2024 in the United Kingdom found that just 12 percent of respondents would trust an online news article written by an AI journalist and edited by an AI editor. This is contrast to 48 percent who said the same about content both created and edited by humans. Whilst the results suggest a lack of readiness for news content entirely generated and edited by AI, the data also highlights the general lack of trust in journalists and editors, with close to 40 percent saying they would not trust human journalists or editors either.
Level of trust of online news articles written and edited by a human versus an AI among adults in the United Kingdom as of January 2024
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YouGov. (April 11, 2024). Level of trust of online news articles written and edited by a human versus an AI among adults in the United Kingdom as of January 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462607/journalism-news-reporting-ai-uk-trust/
YouGov. "Level of trust of online news articles written and edited by a human versus an AI among adults in the United Kingdom as of January 2024." Chart. April 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462607/journalism-news-reporting-ai-uk-trust/
YouGov. (2024). Level of trust of online news articles written and edited by a human versus an AI among adults in the United Kingdom as of January 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462607/journalism-news-reporting-ai-uk-trust/
YouGov. "Level of Trust of Online News Articles Written and Edited by a Human versus An Ai among Adults in The United Kingdom as of January 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462607/journalism-news-reporting-ai-uk-trust/
YouGov, Level of trust of online news articles written and edited by a human versus an AI among adults in the United Kingdom as of January 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462607/journalism-news-reporting-ai-uk-trust/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Level of trust of online news articles written and edited by a human versus an AI among adults in the United Kingdom as of January 2024 [Graph], YouGov, April 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462607/journalism-news-reporting-ai-uk-trust/
