Emerging Technology

Fifty years after the first computer network was connected, most experts say digital life will mostly change things for the better in coming decades. But they say this will require reforms toward better cooperation and security, basic rights and economic fairness.

A computer can be trained to predict whether an image shows a man or a woman. Can you identify which parts of the face are most essential to the computer’s decision?

A median of 65% across 11 emerging economies say it is the government’s responsibility to ensure equal access to reliable internet service.

For example, about four-in-ten of those who used mail-in DNA testing say they were surprised by results for where ancestors came from.

Negative views of technology companies’ impact on the country have nearly doubled since 2015, from 17% to 33%.

Most Americans anticipate widespread job automation in the future, and they generally foresee more negative than positive effects from these advances.

Pew Research Center released several reports in 2018 that explored the role and meaning of algorithms in people’s lives today.

About half of Facebook users say they are not comfortable when they see how the platform categorizes them, and 27% maintain the site’s classifications do not accurately represent them.

Today, 36% of U.S. adults say they have ever used a ride-hailing service such as Uber or Lyft. Prominent urban-rural gaps in adoption exist.