In a survey of 1,004 UK journalists, 49 percent use AI for transcription or captioning at least monthly, the most frequent of the 31 journalistic tasks the survey asked about.

Checked against its source on October 17, 2026

In the source's own words

“(49% of UK journalists use AI for this task at least monthly)”

AI adoption among UK journalists and their newsrooms: surveying applications, approaches and attitudes, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, 2025, Executive summary and section 1.2.

What it measures: The survey was conducted between August and November 2024 with 1,004 UK journalists. Respondents reported how often they used AI for each of 31 tasks. Transcription and captioning ranked first, ahead of translation at 33 percent and grammar checking or copy-editing at 30 percent.
What it does not show: Covers AI tools in general, not dictation software specifically, and UK journalists only. The figure is a self-reported frequency, and it does not separate live dictation from transcribing a recording.