Americans only somewhat trust AI health advice
Core finding
Americans keep their guard up when AI offers health guidance. Just 14% of U.S. adults place high trust in recommendations from large language models such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok for lifestyle changes to improve their health, including 4% who say they trust them extremely, according to an August 2025 Verasight survey.
Cooler responses dominate: 32% trust these tools moderately, 26% only slightly and 25% not at all, while 3% prefer not to answer.
Topline distribution
Americans only somewhat trust AI health advice.
How much do you trust AI (Large Language Models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok) when it comes to its recommendations for lifestyle changes to improve your overall health?
n = 1,000 · Aug 13–18, 2025 · MoE ±3.1%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Aug 13–18, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.1% |
| Module | Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-2025
How much do you trust AI (Large Language Models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok) when it comes to its recommendations for lifestyle changes to improve your overall health?
Cite this question
Verasight JSM Omnibus Survey, fielded August 13-18, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.