Dhaka, April 12 -- Leading US newsrooms are experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance reader experience but a research reveals a significant gap between newsroom innovation and audience readiness.

A wide-ranging study by the Poynter Institute and the University of Minnesota indicates nearly half of Americans are not comfortable receiving news from generative AI, while one in five believe publishers should avoid AI entirely.

Dozens of America's most well-known newsrooms including the San Francisco Chronicle,the Texas Tribune, Time magazine and the Washington Post are experimenting with chatbots to help readers pick restaurants, learn more about political candidates and dive deeper into articles.

However...