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    3. The role of race and ethnicity in Americans’ personal lives

    In addition to their different assessments of the current state of race relations and racial inequality in the United States, Americans across racial and ethnic groups also see race and ethnicity playing out differently in their personal lives. On balance, blacks are more likely to say their race has hurt, rather than helped, their ability […]

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    Sizing Up Twitter Users

    Twitter users are younger, more likely to identify as Democrats, more highly educated and have higher incomes than U.S. adults overall.

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    4. The internet will continue to make life better

    A large share of respondents predict enormous potential for improved quality of life over the next 50 years for most individuals thanks to internet connectivity, although many said the benefits of a wired world are not likely to be evenly distributed. Andrew Tutt, an expert in law and author of “An FDA for Algorithms,” said, […]

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    1. How Americans see problems of trust

    Trust in the government and the people running it is low, and many Americans think this lack of trust is a serious problem for the country. Two-thirds of Americans perceive that the public has low confidence in the federal government, and three-quarters believe – correctly, according to polling that dates back to the late 1950s […]

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    Trust and Distrust in America

    Many Americans think declining trust in the government and in each other makes it harder to solve key problems. They have a wealth of ideas about what’s gone wrong and how to fix it.

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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 individuals’ 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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    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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