Signal 66% know of synthetic influencers, 52% distrust them, 67% want AI ads labelled
Summary
Capgemini reports two-thirds of consumers aware that advertising uses synthetic or virtual influencers, more than half saying they do not trust them, and two-thirds expecting brands to label AI-generated advertising explicitly.
Classification
Main topicMedia & Information Ecosystem
Region menusGlobal
Occurrencescope:global
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:53
Evidence 1
- What matters to today's consumer 2026: How AI is transforming value perception Capgemini Research Institute page=36;section=AI - The consumer's trusted guide / Trust grows when AI explains itself 2026 accessed 2026-07-26
Part of trends 0
No objects.
Directly linked issues 1
- IssueThe trust contract: explain, ask, act, with human control at every step1 trends · 3 signals
Relation types: direct_urgent
Public id: fm-b1e64e90f044