Nieman Lab: 38% of Nine-Country Sample Now Uses AI for Info Weekly, but Just 9% Trust It for News
Summary
A nine-country audience survey published Nov 11 finds 51% of respondents use standalone AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini weekly (49% in the U.S.), and 57% hit AI-generated answers in search last week. Generative-AI information use jumped to 38% weekly from 24% in 2025, but AI specifically for news stuck at just 9% (up from 6%). Users cite convenience (64%) and natural-language UX (56%) over reliability (21%) as their reasons for adopting these assistants.
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The TL/DR version of my research with @rasmuskleis.bsky.social and @richardfletcher.bsky.social on people’s AI use and attitudes in 9 nine countries now available at @niemanlab.org (with a wonderful header image) www.ni…
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