There is increasing evidence to suggest that especially younger people tend to 'trust' AI generated outputs on current affairs and news without critically engaging with facts and figures. This project is a collaboration between the Accelerator Programme and the BBC to gain a deeper insight into what might help younger people to approach AI generated outputs more critically.

Announcing a new collaboration with the BBC: Truth and Trust - AI and Young People

AI at the BBC - an update by Peter Archer, BBC Programme Director of Generative Artificial Intelligence, 10 February 2026