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    3. Improvements ahead: How humans and AI might evolve together in the next decade

    Other questions to the experts in this canvassing invited their views on the hopeful things that will occur in the next decade and for examples of specific applications that might emerge. What will human-technology co-evolution look like by 2030? Participants in this canvassing expect the rate of change to fall in a range anywhere from […]

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    1. Majorities in sub-Saharan Africa own mobile phones, but smartphone adoption is modest

    Large majorities in all six sub-Saharan countries surveyed own mobile phones. Ownership is highest in South Africa, where about nine-in-ten adults own a mobile device, and lowest in Tanzania, where three-quarters own a phone. Basic phones – such as flip phones or feature phones – are generally the most common type of mobile device owned […]

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    Public Attitudes Toward Technology Companies

    A majority of Republicans say technology firms support the views of liberals over conservatives and that social media platforms censor political viewpoints. Still, Americans tend to feel that these firms benefit them and – to a lesser degree – society.

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    Methodology

    The American Trends Panel The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults recruited from landline and cellphone random-digit-dial (RDD) surveys. Panelists participate via monthly self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. […]

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    Stefan Wojcik

    Stefan Wojcik is a former computational social scientist at Pew Research Center. He is an expert in applying data science tools and methods to social science research questions. His work involves using digital trace or social media data to understand the flow of information online, public opinion and behavior. Wojcik has authored reports on the […]

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    4. Politics and policy

    Sunday Stalwarts and God-and-Country Believers tend to be Republicans, while Religion Resisters, the Solidly Secular and the Spiritually Awake are generally Democrats. The other two groups are somewhat more mixed in their partisanship. These patterns also are reflected in differences among the typology groups on a variety of political and social issues. When it comes […]

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    Adam Hughes

    Adam Hughes is associate director of Data Labs at Pew Research Center. He is an applied computational social scientist focused on communication, behavior and public opinion. His research also evaluates the promise and pitfalls of emerging methodological approaches. He has coauthored research that uses computer vision to understand gender in online images; work that applies natural […]

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    5. Many Western Europeans get news via social media, but in some countries, substantial minorities do not pay attention to the source

    While long-standing public news organizations are the main source for news for most Western Europeans, newer digital pathways to news are certainly gaining exposure. When asked their top social media site for news, respondents name Facebook the most often, by far. There is also evidence that publics have a tenuous relationship with the outlets they […]