Policy & Ethicsgenerative aichatbotsderadicalizationdistributed trust
Gen Z Shifts Trust Toward AI Platforms
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Societal trust has declined sharply over recent decades, with US adults saying 'most people can be trusted' falling from 46% in 1972 to 34% today and only 2% trusting Congress versus 73% six decades ago. The article reports Gen Z increasingly redirects trust to peers, influencers and AI, cites studies where chatbots reduced conspiratorial beliefs, and urges ethical policy use of AI for deradicalisation.
Key Points
- 1Document declining trust: US adults saying 'most people can be trusted' fall from 46% (1972) to 34%.
- 2Link declining trust to democratic legitimacy erosion and greater susceptibility to political violence and extremism.
- 3Recommend deploying ethically designed AI chatbots to reduce conspiratorial beliefs, engage youth, and ensure privacy oversight.
Scoring Rationale
Policy-relevant synthesis with empirical support; limited citation detail and prescriptive depth slightly constrain confidence in implementation.
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