According to a global survey about Generative AI use in newsrooms, 39 percent of newsroom executives believed that less than five percent of journalists in their newsroom were using ChatGPT or similar tools on a weekly basis. Just three percent of respondents said that they thought half the journalists in their newsroom were using Generative AI tools weekly, though this could change as the prevalence and potential of these tools continues to grow.
Distribution of journalists using ChatGPT or similar tools on at least a weekly basis according to newsroom executives worldwide as of May 2023
Characteristic
Share of respondents
No one
13%
0-5%
39%
5-15%
31%
15-30%
8%
30-50%
6%
>50%
3%
• No one 13%
• 0-5% 39%
• 5-15% 31%
• 15-30% 8%
• 30-50% 6%
• >50% 3%
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WNIP. (May 31, 2023). Distribution of journalists using ChatGPT or similar tools on at least a weekly basis according to newsroom executives worldwide as of May 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388492/journalists-using-chatgpt-in-newsrooms-worldwide/
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WNIP. (2023). Distribution of journalists using ChatGPT or similar tools on at least a weekly basis according to newsroom executives worldwide as of May 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388492/journalists-using-chatgpt-in-newsrooms-worldwide/
WNIP. "Distribution of Journalists Using Chatgpt or Similar Tools on at Least a Weekly Basis According to Newsroom Executives Worldwide as of May 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388492/journalists-using-chatgpt-in-newsrooms-worldwide/
WNIP, Distribution of journalists using ChatGPT or similar tools on at least a weekly basis according to newsroom executives worldwide as of May 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388492/journalists-using-chatgpt-in-newsrooms-worldwide/ (last visited May 28, 2025)
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