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title: "Weekly: 8.22.26"
description: "Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The number of South African refugees admitted to the U.S. so far in fiscal year 2026 – the most ever."
date: "2026-08-21"
authors:
  - name: "Anna Jackson"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/newsletter/weekly-roundup/weekly-8-22-26/"
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# Weekly: 8.22.26

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August 21, 2026

## Weekly Roundup

*The latest findings from Pew Research Center · [**Subscribe ↗**](https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=3e953b9b70)*

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[      ](https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=356386)

## [How much of the internet is written with AI?](https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=356386)

In a random sample of 10,000 webpages collected in July 2026, one-in-ten show signs of being [written or substantially edited by AI](https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=356386). This is part of an upward trend that began in late 2022, when ChatGPT was first released to the public, and continued as other chatbots followed.

[      ](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/18/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs/)

## [Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/18/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs/)

For the first time, a majority of U.S. adults under 30 (55%) say they’re [more concerned than excited](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/18/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs/) about the increased use of AI in daily life. Around three-quarters in this age group (73%) also think AI will lead to fewer jobs, up from 61% two years ago.

- **Also read:** [Second Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status for most immigrants who had it](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/12/second-trump-administration-has-ended-temporary-protected-status-for-most-immigrants-who-had-it/)

- [What jobs are teens working in the summer?](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/19/after-a-long-fade-is-teen-summer-employment-in-the-us-rebounding/#what-jobs-are-teens-working-in-the-summer)

## [**About a third of U.S. Democrats like political leaders who identify as democratic socialists (June 2026)**](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/06/30/about-a-third-of-us-democrats-like-political-leaders-who-identify-as-democratic-socialists/)

## [**Key facts about the U.S. national debt (August 2025)**](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/08/12/key-facts-about-the-us-national-debt/)

## [**What to know about the bond market (August 2025)**](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/08/12/what-to-know-about-the-bond-market/)

#### From our research

[**10,255**](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/17/refugee-admissions-to-the-us-are-dropping-sharply-in-trumps-second-term/#south-africans-now-account-for-nearly-all-refugee-admissions)

The number of [South African refugees](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/17/refugee-admissions-to-the-us-are-dropping-sharply-in-trumps-second-term/#south-africans-now-account-for-nearly-all-refugee-admissions) admitted to the U.S. so far in fiscal year 2026 – the most ever.