Plus, the "life years" lost to COVID-19, Facebook posts in Biden administration's early days, and experts' views of ethical artificial intelligence
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 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s global image has been consistently low for years in many countries, and a survey conducted this spring in 17 advanced economies shows that negative views of him are at or near historic highs in most places. Today, a median of 22% say they have confidence in Putin to do the right thing in world affairs, compared with a median of 74% who say they have no such confidence. Confidence is lowest in Sweden (14%) and the United States (16%).  Researchers can estimate the number of “life years” lost due to a cause of death – a statistic that takes life expectancy into account. Examining this statistic underscores the extent to which COVID-19 has cut Americans’ lives short as the nation’s death toll from the disease reaches 600,000. In 2020, the average number of life years lost per U.S. coronavirus death was 14. This is comparable to the average number of years lost per heart disease death in the U.S. in 2019 (13 years) and somewhat lower than the average number of years lost per cancer or diabetes death that year (17 years).  A new study of posts on 25 popular public Facebook pages about the early days of the Biden administration finds that the focus of these posts, as well as the assessments of the new president, differed widely by the ideological orientation of the pages. Among 12 popular Facebook pages that describe themselves as conservative, 1% of posts carried positive assessments of the Biden administration, while 67% were negative. For the 11 pages that self-identified as liberal, only 1% of the posts carried negative assessments while 47% had a positive one. A number of experts and advocates around the world have become worried about the long-term impact and implications of artificial intelligence applications. Among 602 experts interviewed, a majority worry that the evolution of AI by 2030 will continue to be primarily focused on optimizing profits and social control. They also cite the difficulty of achieving consensus about ethics. Many who expect progress say it is not likely within the next decade. Still, a portion celebrate coming AI breakthroughs that will improve life. Please join Pew Research Center experts on Tuesday, June 22 for a conversation about research on how Americans feel the culture of work will change in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and a look at public opinion about the future of work and technology in our lives. Register here. Support Pew Research CenterIn times of uncertainty, good decisions demand good data. Please support Pew Research Center with a contribution on the Center's behalf to our parent organization, The Pew Charitable Trusts. |
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