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Knowledge and awareness of digital topics among adults in the United States as of May 2023, by age group

Characteristic	18-29 years	65 years and older
Can identify an example of two-factor authentication (from a set of images)	68%	26%
A deepfake is a seemingly real, computer-generated image, video or audio of something that did not occur	60%	24%
LLMs, such as ChatGPT, create responses based on previously learned word patterns and relationships from text pulled from the internet	45%	15%
Cookies track users' visits and activity on the site	73%	57%
Facebook changed its name to Meta in 2021	80%	66%
Websites in the U.S. are prohibited from collecting data online from children under age 13 without a parent's consent	27%	14%
Elon Musk ran Tesla and Twitter in April 2023	91%	81%
Can identify most secure password (from list of four)	83%	75%
The U.S. does not have a national privacy law addressing how companies can use the data they collect	26%	23%

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August 2023

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United States

Survey time period

May 2023

Age group

18 years and older

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multiple choice; excluded are those who did not give an answer

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A survey conducted in the United States in August 2023 found that digital literacy among U.S. adults varied depending on the age group. Younger generations, aged 18 to 29, showed a much higher awareness of digital topics, such as online privacy, and an understanding of generative AI. However, there was a notable gap between them and individuals 65 and older. For example, only 26 percent of respondents older than 65 years could identify an example of two-factor authentication, compared to 68 percent of younger respondents.