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    2. Solutions to address AIโ€™s anticipated negative impacts

    A number of participants in this canvassing offered solutions to the worrisome potential future spawned by AI. Among them: 1) improving collaboration across borders and stakeholder groups; 2) developing policies to assure that development of AI will be directed at augmenting humans and the common good; and 3) shifting the priorities of economic, political and […]

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    Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Rising Most Rapidly Among Asians

    The gap in the standard of living between Asians near the top and the bottom of the income ladder nearly doubled from 1970 to
    2016. Amid rising inequality overall, Asians displaced blacks as the most economically divided major U.S. racial or ethnic group.

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    1. Concerns about human agency, evolution and survival

    A clear majority of the responses from these experts contained material outlining certain challenges, fears or concerns about the AI-infused future. The five most-often mentioned concerns were: 1) the use of AI reduces individualsโ€™ control over their lives; 2) surveillance and data systems designed primarily for efficiency, profit and control are inherently dangerous; 3) displacement […]

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    How Does Pew Research Center Measure the Religious Composition of the U.S.? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

    Question 1: Measuring religious identity How does Pew Research Center measure the religious identity of survey respondents and the religious composition of the U.S.? Answer: Generally, we rely on respondentsโ€™ self-identification.ย  A key question we ask in many surveys is: โ€œWhat is your present religion, if any? Are you Protestant, Roman Catholic, Mormon, Orthodox such […]

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    1. The positives of digital life

    The greatest share of participants in this canvassing said their own experience and their observed experience among friends is that digital life improves many of the dimensions of their work, play and home lives. They cited broad changes for the better as the internet revolutionized everything, from the most pressing intellectual and emotional experiences to […]

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    Political Typology Detailed Tables

    Figures read down within each category. Donโ€™t know responses not shown.ย For full question wording, seeย toplines. Read more in the full report:ย Beyond Red and Blue: 2017 Political Typology Demographics Views of the nation and institutions Political attitudes Trump and other political figures Issues and values Demographics Solid Liberals Opportunity Democrats Disaffected Democrats Devout and Diverse New […]

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    6. Many Americans say they liked math and science in school, thought about a STEM career

    One of the first ways Americans encounter science, technology, engineering and math is through their early education. And many look back fondly at their science and math classes during this time in their lives. Three-quarters of Americans say they liked science classes in grades K-12, citing labs and activities as a key reason why. And, […]

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    About this canvassing of experts

    The expert predictions reported here about the impact of the internet over the next 10 years came in response to questions asked by Pew Research Center and Elon Universityโ€™s Imagining the Internet Center in an online canvassing conducted between December 11, 2017, and January 15, 2018. This is the ninth Future of the Internet study […]

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