5 key themes in Americans’ views about AI and human enhancement
Americans regard advances in artificial intelligence and human enhancement technologies with a degree of caution and uncertainty.
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Americans regard advances in artificial intelligence and human enhancement technologies with a degree of caution and uncertainty.
Some 49% of U.S. adults say Donald Trump’s accounts should be permanently banned from social media, while half say they should not be.
Many experts say public online spaces will significantly improve by 2035 if reformers, big technology firms, governments and activists tackle the problems created by misinformation, disinformation and toxic discourse. Others expect continuing troubles as digital tools and forums are used to exploit people’s frailties, stoke their rage and drive them apart.
The declining public trust in the news media and polarization of news audiences have profound effects on civic life.
Over the years, we have studied how U.S. adults – as well as teens and children – use and engage with Instagram. Here are seven key takeaways.
U.S. adults explain – in their own words – what they think cancel culture means.
Democrats are about 10 percentage points or more likely than Republicans to say they ever use Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn or Reddit.
Experts are split about the likely evolution of a truly immersive “metaverse.” They expect that augmented- and mixed-reality enhancements will become more useful in people’s daily lives. Many worry that current online problems may be magnified if Web3 development is led by those who built today’s dominant web platforms.
Americans are more likely to support than oppose banning Donald Trump’s social media accounts, but views are divided along political lines.
Three-quarters of U.S. adults who have recently faced some kind of online harassment say it happened on social media.
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