{"slug": "9-out-of-10-people-can-no-longer-distinguish-real-from-ai-generated-content", "title": "9 out of 10 people can no longer distinguish real from AI-generated content", "summary": "Nearly nine in ten adults can no longer distinguish real from AI-generated content, according to a 2026 Malwarebytes survey of 1,500 adults across the United States, the UK, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. The share of respondents unable to tell the difference rose from 66% in 2025 to 85% in 2026, as AI-generated messages, voices, photos, reviews, and identities become more convincing. The findings highlight a growing crisis in online fraud detection as AI blurs the line between legitimate and deceptive content.", "body_md": "Online fraud is becoming harder to distinguish from legitimate activity as AI-generated messages, voices, photos, reviews, and identities become more convincing. Nearly nine in ten adults say they can no longer tell what is real from AI-generated content, according to the latest Malwarebytes survey. The share increased from 66% in 2025 to 85% in 2026. The survey covered 1,500 adults aged 18 and older in the United States, the UK, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Trust … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/11/ai-scams-deepfakes-survey/)\n\nThe post [9 out of 10 people can no longer distinguish real from AI-generated content](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/11/ai-scams-deepfakes-survey/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-out-of-10-people-can-no-longer-distinguish-real-from-ai-generated-content", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/11/ai-scams-deepfakes-survey/", "published_at": "2026-06-11 09:18:44+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-11 17:58:26.623703+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "generative-ai", "ai-safety", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Malwarebytes"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-out-of-10-people-can-no-longer-distinguish-real-from-ai-generated-content", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-out-of-10-people-can-no-longer-distinguish-real-from-ai-generated-content.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-out-of-10-people-can-no-longer-distinguish-real-from-ai-generated-content.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-out-of-10-people-can-no-longer-distinguish-real-from-ai-generated-content.jsonld"}}