# A majority say AI could help explain health information in plain language

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/a-majority-say-ai-could-help-explain-health-information-in-plain-language/

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## Reading

A slim majority of Americans view AI as a plain-language guide to health information: 56% agree that tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or Microsoft Copilot could explain health information in language they can understand, including 18% who strongly agree.

One-quarter (25%) are neutral and 12% disagree, including 5% who strongly disagree, while 8% say they are not familiar with AI tools or would not use them, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.

## Topline

AI tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or Microsoft Copilot could help understand health information by explaining it in language I can understand.

A majority say AI could help explain health information in plain language.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Agree: 38.5%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 24.5%
- Strongly agree: 17.9%
- I'm not familiar with AI tools or would not use them: 7.5%
- Disagree: 6.9%
- Strongly disagree: 4.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: Module 3
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#role-of-ai-tools-in-simplifying-health-information](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#role-of-ai-tools-in-simplifying-health-information)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#role-of-ai-tools-in-simplifying-health-information](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#role-of-ai-tools-in-simplifying-health-information)