Pew study confirms sharp rise of AI-written text on the web since ChatGPT's launch

The Pew Research Center analyzed nearly half a million English-language web pages for AI-generated content. More than a third of pages published since ChatGPT's launch show signs of machine-written text, and commercial .com sites are ten times more likely to contain AI content than .edu or .gov…

The Pew Research Center analyzed nearly half a million English-language web pages for AI-generated content. More than a third of pages published since ChatGPT's launch show signs of machine-written text, and commercial .com sites are ten times more likely to contain AI content than .edu or .gov domains. The article Pew study confirms sharp rise of AI-written text on the web since ChatGPT's launch appeared first on The Decoder.

Source: The Decoder — Published August 24, 2026 at 18:22 UTC — Category: Models