AI-written news draws more caution than human-written news
UK, 2025: among AI-aware adults aged 16+, 57% would trust AI-written news less, 27% about the same and 7% more. This was a hypothetical question.
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UK, 2025: among AI-aware adults aged 16+, 57% would trust AI-written news less, 27% about the same and 7% more. This was a hypothetical question.
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- Trust less % of UK AI-aware adults aged 16+ in the stated group
2025: 57
- About the same % of UK AI-aware adults aged 16+ in the stated group
2025: 27
- Trust more % of UK AI-aware adults aged 16+ in the stated group
2025: 7
Published estimates from one source are compared. Overlapping groups are not added as separate people; association is not causation.
Ofcom ©, Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes 2026. UK ages 16+, surveyed September 29–November 28, 2025. Each measure retains its own denominator; age and user group are labelled. Rounded estimates, intervals not imported. Methodology changed, so older years are not spliced into a trend. Task responses do not measure general intelligence; views of social media do not prove its effects.
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