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Link clicks beneath AI summaries: Those who know an answer is AI-generated are more than seven times as likely to use the short answer – distrust holds them back, Provimedia GmbH, Story - PresseBox
Translated title. Original: Linkklicks unter KI-Zusammenfassungen: Wer den KI-Ursprung kennt, nutzt die Kurzantwort mit mehr als siebenfacher Chance – Misstrauen bremst, Provimedia GmbH, Story - PresseBox
A survey found that people who recognize search summaries as AI-generated are much more likely to use them, while trust also strongly relates to use. Users clicked traditional search-result links more often than links within summaries, and the study cannot show whether trust causes use.