In an extensive survey of global digital demographics, media intelligence firm Meltwater reports that almost 98% of internet users (aged 16 to 64) have some kind of mobile phone (mostly smartphones) while almost 60% have some kind of PC or laptop. There’s growth in ownership YoY, but it’s single digits or less, arguably suggesting that the use of these devices has reached saturation point. 5.35 billion out of the global population of 8.08 billion are using the internet.

Technology review site TrustRadius has identified AI-written software reviews as a new threat to authenticity and quality, saying that using AI to generate content represented as the user’s own could lead to “legal repercussions.” The future lies in video reviews, it says in its 2024 Review Transparency Report. These can be captured at vendor events, reducing time investment on the part of the reviewer.

It’s deal-making time for generative AI model builders and publishers who can provide them with quality data.  Germany publishing giant Axel Springer is trading access to its data for Microsoft adtech, AI, and Azure hosting solutions.  Meanwhile, The Financial Times has struck a deal with OpenAI to license its content with attribution of summaries and quotes.