How People Around the World View AI
Most adults across 25 countries are aware of AI, and people are generally more concerned than excited about its effects on daily life.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Research Analyst
Manolo Corichi is a research analyst focusing on international religion at Pew Research Center. Previously, he was a research assistant and a summer research fellow with the Williams College Political Science Department. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from Williams College.
Most adults across 25 countries are aware of AI, and people are generally more concerned than excited about its effects on daily life.
In nearly all the countries we surveyed, supporters of the governing party view their economy more positively than nonsupporters.
Many religious “nones,” which include atheists and agnostics, in 22 countries hold religious or spiritual beliefs, such as in an afterlife or something beyond the natural world.
Africa is the only world region where the fertility rate is currently higher than the global replacement-level fertility.
The world’s population is expected to peak at 10.3 billion in 2084 and then decline to 10.2 billion through the end of the century.
Belief in an afterlife, God and spirits in nature is widespread globally. Older adults are more likely than younger adults to believe in God.
We asked people in three dozen countries how they see religion’s role in society, government and national identity.
Adults in Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines are the most likely to say it is important to have a leader who stands up for people with their religious beliefs.
Buddhists across the region also say that someone cannot be truly Buddhist if they do not respect deities or spirits.
In East and Southeast Asia, half or more of adults say that people who disagree with their government’s actions should be able to publicly criticize the government.
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