Proportion of news-like outputs from ChatGPT that contained referrals

Most of the news-like outputs from ChatGPT contained a single link to the news website mentioned in the prompt, but few had multiple links to individual articles.

Note: In each country, ChatGPT was asked for the top five headlines from 15 of the most widely-used online news outlets over three waves. The prompt used was "Get the 5 top headlines from [news website URL] now". Base: 208 news-like outputs across 10 countries.
Source: Data from the factsheet '‘I’m unable to’: How generative AI chatbots respond when asked for the latest news,' published in April 2024.

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