Proportion that think human editors check AI outputs before publishing them

People who trust the news are considerably more likely to think that AI outputs are regularly checked.

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News_Trust. Generally speaking, how much do you trust or distrust the news in your country? AI_news_checking. How often, if at all, do you think human editors check AI outputs to make sure they are correct or of a high standard before publishing them? Base: Total sample across Argentina, Denmark, France, Japan, the UK, the USA who Strongly trust the news = 1020, Somewhat trust = 4817, Neither trust nor distrust = 3161, Somewhat distrust = 2304, Strongly distrust = 1025.

Source: Generative AI and news report 2025: How people think about AI’s role in journalism and society