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Reports & Guidance

Studies from regulators, government bodies, NGOs, and clinical organizations — the evidence base that shapes obligations and public expectations.

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5 Oct 2026 PensionBee Industry survey

Industry survey

One in ten AI pension answers found to be potentially harmful (PensionBee AI Pensions Stress Test 2026)

PensionBee, a UK pension provider, published a hand-run test of the consumer free-tier versions of Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude on 45 UK pension questions across nine topics, each asked three…

5 Oct 2026 SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit; Terre des Hommes Deutschland NGO report

NGO report

Sicher mit KI aufwachsen. Zwischen Algorithmen, Chatbots und Deepfakes: Schutz, Teilhabe und Bildung für Kinder und Jugendliche (Vorstudie)

A 67-page German-language pre-study commissioned by the child-rights organisations SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit and Terre des Hommes and written with Klartext AI. It maps where children encounter AI, th…

1 Oct 2026 Legal Ombudsman (England and Wales) Government report

Government report

AI and complaints: removing barriers, reinforcing divides? How AI is influencing who complains, how they complain, and what could come next

Research briefing from the Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales on how consumers use generative AI when deciding whether and how to complain about regulated services. It combines an Ipsos survey of…

30 Sept 2026 Keurmerk Verantwoorde Affiliates (KVA), an initiative of XY Legal Solutions B.V. Industry survey

Industry survey

Generatieve AI en illegaal online gokaanbod: Hoe AI-tools Nederlandse consumenten bij niet-vergunde casino's brengen

Dutch-language test of ten consumer generative AI tools on whether simple, realistic questions lead users to online casinos without a Dutch licence. Each tool received nine prompts in three series: n…

30 Sept 2026 Sapien Labs (Global Mind Project) NGO report

NGO report

Generative AI Use and Mind Health Outcomes

Sapien Labs rapid report analysing generative AI chatbot use among 264,085 adults in the Global Mind Project's online survey across 85+ countries, relating frequency and purpose of use to the Mind He…

28 Sept 2026 Everytown for Gun Safety (Everytown Research & Policy) NGO report

NGO report

Artificially Assisted Gun Violence: Chatbot Risks and Preventative Steps for Responsible AI Companies

White paper reviewing firearm-related harms linked to consumer chatbot use, including firearm suicide, attack planning, and illegal acquisition or modification of guns. It audits the published polici…

28 Sept 2026 Ipsos, for NPR Industry survey

Industry survey

NPR Religion and AI Survey (Ipsos): Most Americans skeptical of turning to AI for spiritual guidance

Ipsos KnowledgePanel probability survey of 1,011 US adults for NPR on the use of AI tools for personal, emotional and spiritual counsel. It reports how often AI users seek advice on personal decision…

24 Sept 2026 Movimento Consumatori, with the University of Turin (Departments of Law and of Psychology) and the Nexa Center for Internet & Society NGO report

NGO report

Social network e chatbot: uno studio dei rischi per utenti vulnerabili e minori

Report of the CDCR (Cittadino Digitale Critico e Responsabile) project, funded by the Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy. Part one is a legal analysis of how Facebook, Instagram, TikTo…

17 Sept 2026 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Carnegie California); fieldwork by YouGov Industry survey

Industry survey

2026 Carnegie California AI Survey

Second annual survey of Californians' views on AI covering the economy and work, trust and safety, democracy and governance, data centres and, new in 2026, social companionship with AI models. The co…

17 Sept 2026 Kinder Medien Monitor (Egmont Ehapa Media, Gruner + Jahr, Panini, SPIEGEL, Super RTL, ZEIT; fieldwork by Krämer Marktforschung) Industry survey

Industry survey

Kinder Medien Monitor 2026: Ergebnispräsentation

Annual representative study of media use by children aged 4 to 13 in German-speaking households in Germany, based on tandem interviews with children and a parent. The 2026 edition adds a chapter on s…

15 Sept 2026 Edelman Trust Institute, with the Yale School of Public Health Industry survey

Industry survey

2026 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Analysis: Health Decisions in the Age of Information Overload

Special analysis of the 2026 Edelman Trust Barometer health data set produced with the Yale School of Public Health, surveying 12,998 adults in 13 countries between 28 February and 11 March 2026 on h…

15 Sept 2026 Everyone's Invited (UK charity), with UCL researchers (student focus groups) NGO report

NGO report

Everyone's Invited launches campaign on AI Accelerated Sexual Harm: How AI is intensifying sexual harm against children and young people

Research brief from the UK charity Everyone's Invited on how AI-generated content, nudifying apps and AI chatbots are changing children's experiences of sexual harm. It draws on a student survey run…

15 Sept 2026 Red Barnet (Save the Children Denmark), with TrygFonden NGO report

NGO report

Når børn bliver krænket online: Børn og unges erfaringer med digitale krænkelser og andre ubehagelige oplevelser online 2026

Third wave of Red Barnet's representative survey of Danish children and young people aged 9 to 17 on digital abuse and other unpleasant online experiences, conducted with TrygFonden. The 2026 wave ad…

14 Sept 2026 Youth AI Safety Institute, Common Sense Media NGO report

NGO report

Perplexity: AI Risk Assessment

Same-rubric product review of Perplexity's AI answer engine against the Institute's eight AI principles and its severe-harm red lines, using test accounts registered as a 15-year-old. Perplexity rece…

14 Sept 2026 Imagining the Digital Future Center, Elon University Industry survey

Industry survey

Human Purpose in Peril: Americans fear AI will undermine human meaning and weaken social bonds, even as AI users report some satisfaction and useful outcomes from the bots now

Nationally representative survey of 1,505 US adults, including 1,163 users of large language models, fielded 14 to 18 May 2026, on how chatbot use is affecting human connection, purpose, agency and c…