AI Information or Advice?
Column distributed by Hearst Connecticut Media Group.
Links to resources referenced:
- LendingTree: “49% of AI Chatbot Users Say AI Has Influenced a Financial Decision”
- https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-cards/study/ai-chatbot-users/
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- “There is no doubt that AI is becoming a factor in financial decision-making. According to a LendingTree survey, the ‘rise of AI (artificial intelligence) [has] influenced how and where people are getting their financial advice.’”
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- https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-cards/study/ai-chatbot-users/
- Gallup: “Americans Still Turn to People for Financial Advice”
- https://news.gallup.com/poll/660467/americans-financial-advice-rooted-people.aspx#:~:text=Table%20with%20bar%20chart%20showing,April%202%E2%80%9315%2C%202025.
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- “Still, a Gallup Panel web survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults conducted in April of 2025 found that people ‘are more likely to turn to friends and family (43%) or financial advisers and planners (41%) than any other type of resource.’”
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- https://news.gallup.com/poll/660467/americans-financial-advice-rooted-people.aspx#:~:text=Table%20with%20bar%20chart%20showing,April%202%E2%80%9315%2C%202025.
- Reuters: “ChatGPT sets record for fastest-growing user base -- analyst note”
- https://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-fastest-growing-user-base-analyst-note-2023-02-01/
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- “Yet the reality is that the ‘AI boom’ has taken off. As noted in a 2023 Reuters technology article, it only took two months after launching in November 2022 for ChatGPT to attract 100 million monthly active users.”
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- https://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-fastest-growing-user-base-analyst-note-2023-02-01/