AI Chatbots Draw Heavily from Journalism, with 25% of Quotes Sourced from News Outlets
A recent study has found that a significant portion of quotes generated by AI chatbots come from journalistic sources, with 25% of quotes originating from news outlets and trade publications. This discovery has significant implications for the development and use of AI models, highlighting the importance of high-quality, trustworthy sources in training these systems.
Where do ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini get their information? An analysis of 15 million AI citations shows that one in four source references traces back to journalism. Trade publications and specialist journalists benefit most, while general news outlets tend to rank lower. The article One in four quotes in AI chatbot responses comes from journalism, Muckrack study finds appeared first on The Decoder.
