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41% -- consumer discomfort rate ai copywriting and media placement for global consumers (2025)
Between 41% and 43% of consumers across 17 polled markets express discomfort with brands using AI to write ad copy/taglines and decide media placements.
- Reported as a range (41-43%) across two use cases: producing advertising descriptions/taglines and deciding media placements of ads
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41%
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2025
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YouGov
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https://martechasia.net/news/half-of-global-consumers-uncomfortable-with-virtual-brand-ambassadors/ ↗
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Half of global consumers uncomfortable with virtual brand ambassadors | MartechAsia
Among the 17 markets polled, consumers in France, Sweden, Britain, Spain, Canada and Italy are most uncomfortable with the use of AI in advertising.
Latest YouGov Surveys research across 17 markets globally has found that consumers are more likely to be uneasy than comfortable with brands using AI t…
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YouGov Surveys across 17 markets; range 41-43%, midpoint used
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global consumers: 41% consumer discomfort rate ai copywriting and media placement. Source: YouGov (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-split-ai-copywriting-media-placement-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-split-ai-copywriting-media-placement-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>41%</strong> -- consumer discomfort rate ai copywriting and media placement for global consumers<br><small>Source: YouGov (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/consumers-split-ai-copywriting-media-placement-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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