R0031/2026-03-29/C002/SRC01

Research	R0031 — Plural Voice Claims (Blind)
Run	2026-03-29
Claim	C002
Search	S01
Result	S01-R01
Source	SRC01

Ipsos US Consumer Tracker article on AI trust paradox

Source

Field	Value
Title	People don't trust AI tools, but use them anyway
Publisher	Ipsos US
Author(s)	Ipsos
Date	2025-09
URL	https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/people-dont-trust-ai-tools-use-them-anyway
Type	Survey reporting

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	Medium
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	Low risk
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Official Ipsos publication on their own data. Trusted survey firm.
Relevance	Medium — confirms the "use despite not trusting" phenomenon but is US-only, not a 31-country survey as claimed.
Bias flags	Standard survey reporting from a major polling firm.

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC01-E01	"Two in three who use AI tools say they don't trust them" — US-only data