C001 — Claim Definition¶


Research	R0031 — Plural Voice Claims Blind
Run	2026-03-27
Claim	C001

Claim as Received¶

Public trust in AI sits at 46% globally, with 39% in advanced economies versus 57% in emerging ones (attributed to KPMG/University of Melbourne, 48,340 respondents across 47 countries).

Claim as Clarified¶

This is a compound claim with four testable sub-claims:

Global public trust in AI is 46%.
Trust in advanced economies is 39%.
Trust in emerging economies is 57%.
The study surveyed 48,340 respondents across 47 countries.

The attributed source is the KPMG/University of Melbourne "Trust, attitudes and use of artificial intelligence: A global study 2025." The claim references specific percentages and a precise respondent count.

BLUF¶

The claim is substantially correct but contains minor numeric discrepancies. The KPMG press release states "over 48,000" respondents (not the precise 48,340), global trust at 46%, and the advanced/emerging economy split at approximately 40%/60% rather than exactly 39%/57%. The study covered 47 countries as stated.

Scope¶

Domain: AI public trust, survey research
Timeframe: Survey conducted November 2024 to January 2025, published April 2025
Testability: Verifiable against the published KPMG/University of Melbourne study and press materials

Assessment Summary¶

Probability: Very likely (80-95%)

Confidence: High

Hypothesis outcome: H2 (partially correct) prevails. The core statistics are confirmed but with minor precision differences — the source says "over 48,000" not "48,340" and the advanced/emerging split is reported as approximately 40%/60% in the press release rather than the exact 39%/57% cited.

[Full assessment in assessment.md.]

Status¶

Field	Value
Date created	2026-03-27
Date completed	2026-03-27
Researcher profile	None provided
Prompt version	Unified Research Standard v1.0-draft
Revisit by	2027-03-27
Revisit trigger	Publication of next wave of KPMG/Melbourne trust survey or correction of published figures