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Dr. Felix M. Simon is a Research Fellow in AI, Information, and News at the Reuters Institute, University of Oxford, researching the implications of AI for information, news, and democracy.
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Generative AI Went Mainstream Before Anyone Noticed
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.ukresearchneutralOct 9, 2025
Generative AI usage has surged from 40% to 61% of the public, with weekly usage nearly doubling from 18% to 34%, and information-seeking has become the primary use case, surpassing media creation.
“Co-author of the article on generative AI usage trends”
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When Your Sources Are as Real as Monopoly Money
New ScientistnewscautiousSep 19, 2025
Research by Salesforce AI Research found that approximately one-third of answers from generative AI search engines lack reliable source support, with OpenAI's GPT-4.5 reaching 47% unsupported claims and Perplexity's deep research agent at 97.5%.
“Oxford researcher who comments on AI systems producing misleading answers and advocates for improvements”
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