C001 — Claim Definition¶


Research	R0031 — Plural Voice Claims (Blind)
Run	2026-03-29
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 sub-assertions: (1) global trust in AI is 46%, (2) trust in advanced economies is 39%, (3) trust in emerging economies is 57%, (4) the survey had 48,340 respondents across 47 countries. All are attributed to the KPMG/University of Melbourne "Trust, attitudes and use of Artificial Intelligence: A global study 2025."

BLUF¶

All four sub-assertions are confirmed by primary sources. The KPMG/University of Melbourne study surveyed 48,340 people across 47 countries (November 2024 to January 2025) and found global willingness to trust AI at 46%, with advanced economies at approximately 39% ("two in five") and emerging economies at approximately 57% ("three in five").

Scope¶

Domain: Public opinion / AI trust
Timeframe: Survey conducted November 2024 – January 2025, published 2025
Testability: Verifiable against the published KPMG/University of Melbourne report and press materials

Assessment Summary¶

Probability: Almost certain (95-99%)

Confidence: High

Hypothesis outcome: H1 (claim is accurate) is supported. All figures match the primary source.

[Full assessment in assessment.md.]

Status¶

Field	Value
Date created	2026-03-29
Date completed	2026-03-29
Researcher profile	Phillip Moore
Prompt version	Unified Research Standard 1.0-draft
Revisit by	2027-03-29
Revisit trigger	Publication of next annual KPMG/Melbourne trust survey