Federal workforce shrank 10% in Trump’s first year back in office
The federal workforce shrank by 10.3% in 2025, losing nearly 238,000 workers. Among major agencies, the Education Department and USAID had the steepest cuts.
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How opinions and use of AI differ by age
For decades, age has been a key factor in Americans’ technology use, and artificial intelligence (AI) is no exception. In February, Pew Research Center surveyed over 5,000 U.S. adults to understand how that story is playing out today. Among the takeaways: While most adults under 30 use chatbots, they’re the most skeptical about AI’s future […]
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1. Artificial intelligence in daily life: Views and experiences
As AI becomes part of everyday life, we look at how the public and AI experts experience and view AI, including control of its role in their lives.
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How the U.S. Public and AI Experts View Artificial Intelligence
These groups are far apart in their enthusiasm and predictions for AI, but both want more personal control and worry about too little regulation.
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How global energy production is changing, in 6 charts
Fossil fuels still dominate global electricity, but wind and solar are surging. In 2025, renewables outpaced coal worldwide for the first time, supplying 34% of electricity.
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2. Workers’ views of AI use in the workplace
To explore workers’ views of AI use in the workplace, we asked about their broad attitudes on how AI may be used in the future and how it will affect their job opportunities in the long run. How workers feel about AI use in the workplace About half of workers (52%) say they feel worried […]
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1. Workers’ exposure to AI
Overall, most American workers (63%) say they don’t use AI much or at all in their job. About one-in-six workers (16%) say at least some of their work is done with AI, including just 2% who say all or most of their work is done with AI. Some 17% of workers have not heard about […]
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Acknowledgments
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet. Primary researchers Monica Anderson, Director, Internet and Technology Research Michelle Faverio, Research Analyst Eugenie Park, Temporary Researcher Research team Jeffrey Gottfried, Associate Director, Internet and Technology Research Colleen McClain, Research AssociateRisa Gelles-Watnick, Research AnalystOlivia Sidoti, Research […]
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Social Media Platform Use Around the World
Facebook is generally the top platform globally, followed by Instagram, while fewer overall use TikTok, X or Snapchat.
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FAQs about political weighting in polling and its limitations
There are good arguments against weighting surveys to match how people voted in past elections or an independent estimate of political party affiliation. We know because we’ve made many of those arguments over the years! However, the steep decline in survey response rates and the rise in differential partisan nonresponse have made those arguments less […]