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The Impact of AI-Generated Text on the Internet

A study by Imperial College London, Internet Archive, and Stanford University finds that by mid-2025, roughly 35% of newly published websites were AI-generated or AI-assisted. AI text correlates with decreased semantic diversity and increased positive sentiment, but no statistically significant evidence for decreased factual accuracy or stylistic diversity. Public perception diverges from empirical findings.

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The Impact of AI-Generated Text on the Internet
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  • By mid-2025, ~35% of new websites are AI-generated or AI-assisted.
  • AI text correlates with decreased semantic diversity and increased positive sentiment.
  • No significant evidence for decreased factual accuracy or stylistic diversity.
  • Public overestimates negative impacts; 75-83% of respondents believed all six hypothesized negatives.

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