A Washington Post review of roughly 3,000 AI-generated voter guides found chatbots like ChatGPT frequently gave inaccurate information about candidates and races, including inventing a Missouri Senate seat not up for election and misclassifying municipal races as federal ones. The investigation found chatbots failed to correctly identify a user's congressional district 48 percent of the time, and were wrong 22 percent of the time even when they produced an answer.
futurism.com
· 2026-11-02
Anthropic announced plans, pending shareholder approval, to commit 5% of its shares to a newly created public benefit fund structured as a wholly owned LLC. The board could add 2% more for every 50% rise in company valuation above an undisclosed baseline, with proceeds potentially funding large donations or new approaches to address AI-driven job displacement. The fund will not be used for lobbying or political giving, and comes as Anthropic reports $16.8 billion in third-quarter revenue ahead of a reported November IPO.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-19
A Pew Research Center survey of over 42,000 people across 36 countries, plus a separate U.S. sample, found a growing share of respondents believe social media has had a negative effect on democracy in their country. The surveys were conducted between January and June 2026 and also tracked which social media platforms people use in each nation.
pewresearch.org
· 2026-10-07
Pew Research Center published a statement outlining how it does and does not use artificial intelligence in its research. The organization says real people, not AI-generated or modeled synthetic opinion, answer its surveys, and that its roughly 10,000-person U.S. panel is selected at random. It also states that humans choose research topics, write and review reports, and retain ultimate responsibility for accuracy.
pewresearch.org
· 2026-09-28
A new Pew Research Center poll spanning 37 countries finds that majorities in 34 of them believe artificial intelligence will reduce employment over the next two decades. The United States ranked as the third-most pessimistic nation at 71%, trailing only South Korea and Australia at 76% each, while poorer nations like Nigeria were more likely to see AI creating jobs.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-18
A Pew Research Center poll spanning 37 countries found that a median of 46% of respondents believe artificial intelligence will destroy more jobs than it generates. Only 9% of those surveyed expect AI to result in a net increase in employment.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-18
A Pew Research survey of over 42,000 people across 37 countries, conducted between February and May, found that a majority in 34 nations believe AI will destroy more jobs than it creates over the next two decades. Concern is highest in wealthier nations such as Australia, South Korea, and the US, and most respondents also expect AI to widen the gap between rich and poor.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-17
Amazon announced it is expanding Prime Video's news section with on-demand short-form clips covering local and national stories, initially available on TVs and living room devices before expanding to web and mobile apps. The clips will appear in Trending Topics and Local News carousels within the app's News destination, supplementing existing news partnerships available to all U.S. users regardless of Prime membership.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-14
A new Pew Research analysis finds that 60% of Americans self-identify as working class, up from 54% last year. Notably, half of adults earning above $155,600—Pew's upper-income threshold—also embrace the label, alongside 67% of middle-income earners and 77% of blue-collar workers.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-03
A Pew Research Center survey of nearly 10,000 US adults found that 53% believe they use their smartphones too much, while 36% say their usage is about right. Younger adults reported the highest rates of overuse, with 70% of 18-to-29-year-olds and 64% of those aged 30-49 saying they're on their devices excessively. Separately, Semrush data shows people worldwide spend over four and a half hours daily on their phones, checking them roughly 58 times a day.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-02
Ross Cohen, who runs SBA lender B:Side Capital and AI firm Main & Machine, describes how his staff's first reaction to an AI adoption announcement was fear of layoffs. His fix was to define upfront which tasks—like credit decisions, hardship conversations, and commitments to borrowers—AI would never handle, before choosing any software.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-08-31
A Pew Research Center poll of 3,488 US adults found roughly a quarter have used AI chatbots to diagnose symptoms, mostly for convenience and cost savings, with nearly all reporting the information was at least somewhat helpful. The same survey found Americans express greater unease about AI being used by their doctors and providers than about using it themselves, and want to be told when it's involved in their care.
cnet.com
· 2026-08-24
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