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A new Pew Research Center survey suggests only 16% of Americans—just under 1 in 6—believe AI will have a positive impact on society over the next 20 years. Around 40% explicitly anticipate a negative impact, while the rest either expect a mixed outcome or say they are not sure. The …

For more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a societal challenge: It affects us all, but it affects us differently. Like other societal challenges, such as the climate crisis, economic inequality, and racial injustice, it magnifies old and new social problems and brutally exposes weaknesses in our systems. …

As our society continues to devalue facts and statistics, Data.world, a two year old data collaboration startup out of Austin, Texas, is fighting back with its passionate community of data nerds. Today the company is announcing a $18.7 million Series B led by Pat Ryan’s family investment group to further build out its platform …