UK journalists' concern about each potential ethical consequence of the use of AI in journalism – by use of AI for journalistic tasks

Daily users of AI for journalistic tasks are less concerned about the potential ethical consequences of doing so than less frequent users.

per_ethical_con. How concerned are you about the following potential ethical consequences of the use of AI in journalism? gen_per_use. How frequently do you personally work with AI in your journalistic tasks? Base: Never = 330, Less than weekly = 290, Weekly = 203, Daily = 95.
Source: 'AI adoption by UK journalists and their newsrooms: Surveying applications, approaches, and attitudes', published in November 2025.

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