Reuters Report Shows Slow Adoption of AI News Chatbots as Newsrooms Expand Automation
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More people get news from AI chatbots, but trust remains low
According to the Reuters Institute's Digital News Report 2026, 10 percent of people worldwide now use AI chatbots for news every week, up from 7 percent a year ago. Only 4 percent regularly click through to the original source. The article More people get news from AI chatbots, but trust remains low appeared first on The Decoder.
According to the Digital News Report 2026 of the Reuters Institute, 10 per cent of respondents worldwide already use AI chatbots weekly for news, an increase of 7 per cent in the previous year. Only 4 per cent click on original sources. The article AI chatbots are used more frequently for news, but confidence remains low first appeared on The Decoder.
1. 8 Lessons Learned from the Reuters Digital News Report 2026 (socialmediawatchblog.de, Martin Fehrensen) Martin Fehrensen analyzes the Reuters Institute's "Digital News Report 2026" (worldwide, German) and highlights how much Germany deviates from the global trend: Trust in news remains stable, and linear television is unusually strong. AI chatbots and news creators play hardly any role as news sources. Globally, however, social media has beco…
Reuters Report Shows Slow Adoption of AI News Chatbots as Newsrooms Expand Automation
The Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2026 shows only 10% global use of AI chatbots for news, even as publishers expand automation in journalism. The findings raise questions about accuracy, bias, and the future role of journalists.
Digital News Report 2026: the year that everything changes
Earlier this week, the annual Reuters Institute Digital News Report, and so I dragged myself out of my bed at an ungodly hour to get to Canary Wharf for 9am. But it was worth it. Hearing the discussion around a report that proves that we have crossed a tipping point on how people find their news is a good trade for the couple of hours of sleep I lost.Jo Webster, Rebecca Vincent and Mitali MukarjeeAfter the usual scene setting from Reuters employ…
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