56% of Americans support more regulation of major technology companies
A majority of Americans (68%) believe major technology companies have too much power and influence in the economy.
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A majority of Americans (68%) believe major technology companies have too much power and influence in the economy.
Most Americans anticipate widespread job automation in the future, and they generally foresee more negative than positive effects from these advances.
Although most Americans back a higher minimum wage, wide disparities in local living costs make finding an appropriate rate difficult.
In the next 20 years, Americans anticipate computer programs that diagnose and treat most diseases, fully automated stores and other technological advances.
Americans are apprehensive about a future in which machines take on more of the work currently done by humans, and most are supportive of policies aimed at cushioning the economic impact of widespread automation, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
In the past year, Pew Research Center has explored a range of tech-related topics in the news – from online harassment to fake news to net neutrality. Here are some key findings from our research on these and other technology issues.
Although Americans tend to have a positive view of technology overall, this survey finds that the continuing march of new technologies is causing them concern.
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the start of the Great Recession, five ways in which the U.S. workforce has changed over the past decade.
At least four secretaries of state previously worked as top executives for large private-sector companies.
We interviewed Arun Sundararajan, a professor of information, operations and management sciences at New York University, and a leading expert on the sharing economy. Sundararajan is the author of the recently released book “The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism.”
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