The rise of AI chatbots like ChatGPT has been studied heavily. But rarely have they been viewed as a news platform. Pew Research Center data shows why that’s the case.
According to new data compiled by Pew, only 2% of Americans “often” get news from ChatGPT-like chatbots.
When combined with those who “sometimes” get news from AI chatbots — only 7% — it still fails to reach 10% overall.
16% of respondents said they “rarely” get news from AI sources, while 75% of respondents said they “never” use AI-platforms like ChatGPT as a news source.
Of those respondents who said they do use AI chatbots as a news source, 33% claimed it was difficult to determine what was true and what was not, while an additional 42% said they were unsure how difficult it was to assess whether what they were provided was accurate or not.
Additionally, roughly half — 49% — said that news they collected on AI platforms was at least sometimes inaccurate.
Of those Americans utilizing platforms like ChatGPT as a news source, a whopping 59% are between the ages of 18-29. There were no major differences in political party affiliation or educational level in the Pew Research Center data.
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