AI Is Taking Over Social Media, but Only 44% of People Are Confident They Can Spot It, CNET Finds
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AI Is Taking Over Social Media, but Only 44% of People Are Confident They Can Spot It, CNET Finds
"AI has infected every social media platform, from to and superficially literate text . The vast majority of US adults who use social media (94%) believe they encounter content that was created or altered by AI, but only 44% of US adults say they're confident they can tell real photos and videos from AI-generated ones, according to an exclusive CNET survey. That's a big problem."
"Most US adults who use social media (94%) believe they encounter AI content on social media, yet far fewer (44%) can confidently distinguish between real and fake images and videos. Many US adults (72%) said they take action to determine if an image or video is real, but some don't do anything, particularly among Boomers (36%) and Gen Xers (29%). Half of US adults (51%) believe AI-generated and edited content needs better labeling."
94% of US adults who use social media believe they encounter AI-created or altered content, yet only 44% say they can confidently distinguish real photos and videos from AI-generated ones. Seventy-two percent of users take steps to verify images or videos, while many do nothing, especially Boomers (36%) and Gen Xers (29%). Fifty-one percent believe AI-generated and edited content needs better labeling, and 21% support a total ban on AI content on social media. Only 11% find AI content useful, informative, or entertaining. AI is reshaping the internet and user trust toward media authenticity.
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