Utafiti wa Wataalamu kuhusu Mazingira ya Taarifa za Kimataifa 2024 Kutafuta Masuluhisho

The 2024 IPIE expert survey reveals a growing pessimism about the global information environment, with 63% of respondents expecting it to worsen. Experts identify access to accurate information and diverse voices as critical for a healthy environment, while viewing social media owners, governments, and politicians as the primary threats. Generative AI is viewed with mixed sentiment: 63% fear it will increase bias and misinformation, while 67% hope it will improve content discovery and journalism. The report advocates for supporting independent media and improving data access for researchers.

• Experts identify the most critical components of a healthy information environment as the availability of accurate information (cited by 65% of respondents), a diversity of voices (42%), and diverse media ownership (33%).
• There is an increasing trend of pessimism regarding the future of the information environment; 63% of those surveyed expect it to deteriorate, an increase from 54% in the previous survey.
• Social media platform owners are perceived as the greatest threat to the information environment, followed closely by local, national, and foreign governments, as well as politicians and political parties.
• Generative AI is viewed as both a risk and an opportunity: 63% of experts believe it promotes bias, harassment, and misinformation, while 67% believe it could enhance content discovery, journalism, and the influence of reliable information.
• Experts in developing countries express higher levels of concern regarding the negative impacts of generative AI compared to those in developed countries, particularly concerning messaging apps, social media platforms, and the actions of politicians.
• Researchers face significant obstacles in studying the information environment, with three-quarters of respondents identifying data access as a primary challenge.
• To improve the information environment, 77% of experts strongly prefer or prefer supporting independent and autonomous media, alongside digital media literacy campaigns, fact-checking, and content labeling.

APA

International Panel on the Information Environment (2024). Utafiti wa Wataalamu kuhusu Mazingira ya Taarifa za Kimataifa 2024 Kutafuta Masuluhisho. https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/673c7f3dde071b4fa18815c1_SFP2024.1%20-%20FINAL-3_SW.pdf

Chicago

International Panel on the Information Environment. Utafiti wa Wataalamu kuhusu Mazingira ya Taarifa za Kimataifa 2024 Kutafuta Masuluhisho. 2024. https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/673c7f3dde071b4fa18815c1_SFP2024.1%20-%20FINAL-3_SW.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalpanelontheinformationenvironment2024utafiti, author = {{International Panel on the Information Environment}}, title = {{Utafiti wa Wataalamu kuhusu Mazingira ya Taarifa za Kimataifa 2024 Kutafuta Masuluhisho}}, institution = {International Panel on the Information Environment}, year = {2024}, url = {https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/673c7f3dde071b4fa18815c1_SFP2024.1%20-%20FINAL-3_SW.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }