On citing information online, you know, Google AI is a great way of checking out your facts. I told a doctor about AI once. And she groaned. Because she is from India. And people are a lot smarter there. They don't use Google AI much. Or if they do, they know the limits of that, and thus the limits of their own knowledge, education and intelligence. Just saying.
I suggest your first sentence may be wrong and it might even persuade someone people to go they way you've said Americans have, instead the way the Indian people have. I agree in principle with your national comparison. Far too many people live such that for them perception is reality. They need to be better educated and to be more responsible so they will be more discerning in absorbing and seeking out knowledge. AI is not a great way to check out facts and I hope that by suggesting it is, you're not one of those you are criticising. Also, knowledge comes from learning. Intelligence comes from within.