A large majority of U.S. adults (83%) continue to have negative views of China, and the share who have very unfavorable views (44%) has increased by 4 percentage points since last year. Around four-in-ten Americans also now describe China as an enemy of the United States, rather than as a […] Read more »
Americans’ views on climate, energy policy, and electric vehicles
Forty-one percent of Americans say they would be at least somewhat likely to purchase an electric vehicle (EV) the next time they are in the market for a new car, according to a new survey from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) and The Associated Press-NORC […] Read more »
Is Big Tech biased against conservatives? Evidence from search algorithms says no
Algorithm-based news recommendations on social media and search engines shape the news people see. … To get a sense of how algorithmic recommendations perform as news intermediaries, we asked actual internet users to complete real-world searches of topics in the news and list the recommendations they got. In other words, […] Read more »
The biggest decider of who backs a TikTok ban? If they use TikTok.
More Americans back a TikTok ban than oppose one, with a majority expressing concerns over the company’s links to China, underscoring that distrust of the foreign-owned app has spread beyond Washington, even as its domestic user base soars. A Washington Post poll finds that 41 percent of Americans support a […] Read more »
Where is the public on artificial intelligence?
GPT-4 was released this week, and it is powerful. It scored higher on the Bar Exam than 90% of humans, aced AP tests, and got a 1410 on the SAT, according to OpenAI. In a demonstration by OpenAI’s president, GPT-4 also analyzed an image, turning a sketch of a website […] Read more »
Americans are wary of AI tech like ChatGPT, data shows
In the last few months, artificial intelligence (AI) has garnered much attention, especially with the arrival of ChatGPT. The program, launched in late November, has amazed people with its ability to answer questions and write stories while mimicking natural speech. In the progression of AI, many see ChatGPT as a […] Read more »