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reportMar 17, 2022

AI and Human Enhancement: Americans’ Openness Is Tempered by a Range of Concerns

Public views are tied to how these technologies would be used and what constraints would be in place.
reportOct 6, 2022

1. Americans are more aware of some alternative social media sites than others, but overall, very few get news there

Overall, 6% of U.S. adults say they regularly get news or news headlines from at least one of seven alternative social media sites – BitChute, Gab, Gettr, Parler, Rumble, Telegram or Truth Social – according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted May 16-22, 2022. Respondents first were asked whether they had heard of these […]
reportAug 23, 2022

India’s Sex Ratio at Birth Begins To Normalize

India’s artificially wide ratio of baby boys to baby girls – which arose in the 1970s from the use of prenatal diagnostic technology to facilitate sex-selective abortions – now appears to be narrowing. Son bias has declined sharply among Sikhs, while Christians continue to have a natural balance of sons and daughters.
reportMar 17, 2022

2. Public more likely to see facial recognition use by police as good, rather than bad for society

Facial recognition technology dates back to the 1960s, with techniques that relied on hand coding facial features of each face in the database. The rise of massive databases, automation, complex analytical tools and machine learning has vastly transformed the capacity and reach of this technology. Facial recognition is now used in a variety of contexts, […]
reportDec 6, 2022

2. Views of social media and its impacts on society

When asked whether social media is a good or bad thing for democracy in their country, a median of 57% across 19 countries say that it is a good thing. In almost every country, close to half or more say this, with the sentiment most common in Singapore, where roughly three-quarters believe social media is […]
short readsDec 14, 2022

Americans differ by party, ideology over the impact of social media on U.S. democracy

74% of Republicans say social media has been more of a bad thing for U.S. democracy, compared with a smaller majority of Democrats (57%).
short readsApr 28, 2022

How parents’ views of their kids’ screen time, social media use changed during COVID-19

In April 2021, we followed up with many of the same parents surveyed in March 2020 on their children’s use of technology and social media.
reportJun 30, 2022

Acknowledgments

We are extremely thankful for the contributions of the people who participated in this canvassing. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Primary researchers Janna Anderson, Director, Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center Lee Rainie, Director, Internet and Technology Research Editorial and graphic design Margaret Porteus, […]
reportAug 10, 2022

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 Emily A. Vogels, Research AssociateRisa Gelles-Watnick, Research AssistantNavid Massarat, Research Intern Research team Lee Rainie, Director, Internet and Technology ResearchMonica Anderson, Associate Director of Research Colleen McClain, Research AssociateMichelle Faverio, Research […]
short readsMay 4, 2022

Highly religious Americans more skeptical of human enhancements such as brain implants, gene editing

Many Americans who are highly religious and identify with certain Christian traditions express discomfort with human enhancement.

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