Percentage point difference between proportion who think generative AI will make news more or less of each

On average across six countries, people continue to think that AI will make news cheaper to make and more up-to-date, but less transparent and less trustworthy. The figures have changed little since 2024, but people are now more likely to think AI will make news easier to understand.

AI_news_qualities. In general, do you think that news produced mostly by artificial intelligence with some human oversight is likely to be more or less of each of the following compared to news produced entirely by a human journalist? Base: Total sample across Argentina, Denmark, France, Japan, the UK, the USA ≈ 12,000. Note: Figures are the percentage point difference between Much/somewhat more and Much/somewhat less.
Source: Generative AI and News Report 2026: From standalone tools to information infrastructure
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