{"id":8385,"date":"2026-02-10T14:40:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=8385"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:03:10","slug":"ai-training-transparency-trust-research-report","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/resource\/ai-training-transparency-trust-research-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey Series: AI Training, Transparency, and Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"intro-form-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"block_fea1f504e574668387639e52cf0b0283\" class=\"resource-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-rect-blue.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-rect-blue.png 1539w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-rect-blue-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-rect-blue-1024x721.png 1024w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-rect-blue-768x541.png 768w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-rect-blue-1536x1082.png 1536w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/res-hero-rect-blue-1440x1014.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1539px) 100vw, 1539px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"sub-title block uppercase\">Report<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Survey Series: AI Training, Transparency, and Trust<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"content-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"form-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/info.trustarc.com\/js\/forms2\/js\/forms2.min.js\"><\/script> <form id=\"mktoForm_3353\"><\/form> <script>MktoForms2.loadForm(\"\/\/info.trustarc.com\", \"846-LLZ-652\", 3353);<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8387\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thumb-no-fade-ai-training-report-small.png\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px\" width=\"\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thumb-no-fade-ai-training-report-small.png 238w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thumb-no-fade-ai-training-report-small-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Organizations are moving quickly to govern how AI is trained and disclosed, but are consumer expectations keeping pace with enterprise confidence?<\/p>\n<p>In this second installment of TrustArc\u2019s survey research series, we compare fresh data from professionals and consumers across North America and Europe. While privacy and security teams report high levels of confidence in their safety controls and bias mitigation, the public remains skeptical.<\/p>\n<p>Download this report to explore the &#8220;Trust Gap&#8221; and discover why transparency is a commercial differentiator, not a compliance checklist. From the divergence between US operational readiness and European policy focus to the impact of plain-language disclosures on brand loyalty, this report provides the benchmarks you need to align your AI governance with market reality.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"key-takeaways\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Key takeaways include:<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"takeaway-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_AI_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Trust Gap:<\/strong> While 72% of professionals are confident in their ability to prevent data misuse, over 40% of consumers remain extremely or very concerned about unconsented AI training.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Collaborate_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Transparency as a Growth Lever:<\/strong> Over half (53%) of consumers indicate they are more likely to use a company\u2019s services when data use is disclosed in plain language, proving that clear consent pathways drive business value.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Folder_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Atlantic Divide:<\/strong> New data reveals a split between &#8220;operations-first&#8221; US organizations, which lead in readiness and documentation, versus &#8220;policy-first&#8221; European stakeholders who emphasize regulation but lag in visible choice mechanisms.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"w-indent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;53% of consumers indicate they are more likely to use a company\u2019s services when the disclosure explains, in plain language, how personal data is used to train AI.&#8221; <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_4178a875f756bc4371a06d9068bd8faa\" class=\"desktop-spacer\" style=\"height:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/section>\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_a7ddae273f20c1709b43648133820cb9\" class=\"code-block-2\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<style>\r\nh1 {\r\n  font-size: 64px;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compare consumer vs. professional views on AI training, consent, and bias gaps across the US and Europe. 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