Nearly one in 10 news articles published by American newspapers contains artificial intelligence-generated text, with smaller local outlets far more likely to use AI than major publications, according to new research examining 186,000 articles.
The study by University of Maryland researchers and AI transparency firm Pangram found 9.1 per cent of news articles across 1,500 US newspapers contained partial or complete AI-generated content, with usage rarely disclosed to readers.
Major newspapers with circulation exceeding 100,000 showed minimal AI adoption at 1.7 per cent of articles, whilst smaller local outlets recorded 9.3 per cent AI content — a disparity researchers linked to collapsing news economies and news deserts….Read more about Pangram’s study at the Freesheet.