US EditionPoll finds public turning to AI bots for news updates
- A media report published on June 18, 2025, found many people increasingly use AI chatbots like ChatGPT to follow daily news worldwide.
- This shift follows a yearly Reuters Institute survey conducted across 48 countries with 97,000 participants, revealing for the first time significant chatbot use.
- The survey also noted traditional media losing ground to social networks, with 44% of 18–24-year-olds naming social media as their main news source, and rising use of platforms like X in the US.
- "For the first time," 7% of people globally use AI to find news, with 12% of under-35s using AI chatbots, while distrust remains over AI's impact on transparency and accuracy.
- The findings suggest ongoing changes in news consumption habits may challenge traditional media’s role and raise concerns about misinformation fueled by online influencers and political sources.
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Poll finds public turning to AI botsfor news updates
People are increasingly turning to generative artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT to follow day-to-day news, a respected media report published Tuesday found. The yearly survey from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found "for the first time" that significant numbers of people were using chatbots to get headlines and updates, director Mitali Mukherjee wrote. Attached to Britain's Oxford University, the Reuters Institute…
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