Many people in 23 countries around the world view American technological achievements, entertainment, universities and military as the best in the world or above average among wealthy nations. Yet, people generally see the U.S. as similar to other wealthy nations on five societal measures tested in the survey: political stability, safety, democracy, religiosity and tolerance. […]
The next two sections of this report include hundreds of additional comments from experts, organized under the six most common themes in these experts’ responses. The remarks of many of the experts already quoted in the earlier pages of this report also tie into these themes. This section covers the three themes that emerged among […]
We are heading for a shift to significant control by AI systems that subordinate human agency to increasingly aware AI David Barnhizer, a professor of law emeritus and author of “Human Rights as a Strategic System,” wrote, “Various futurists project that AI systems will or already are developing an internal version of what I think […]
This section covers three themes that emerged among the answers from respondents who expect the level of human agency in regard to individual’s control of their tech-abetted activities will be improved by 2035: Humans and tech always positively evolve Many of the experts who have hope about the future of human agency noted that throughout […]
When people in 25 countries were asked what makes them proud of their country, at least some cited their political system and economy.