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Chapter 1 · Agency and character
Does repeated use change people’s capacity to reason, exercise self-control, act honestly, or honor commitments?
4 pieces · 8 policy briefs
Study · Interactive model
Who’s raising our kids now?
Feeds have joined family, school and friends as a major influence on children. What the evidence shows, and what helps.
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Study · Dataset
Which technologies make us better?
124 technologies, from the plow to TikTok, scored on nine qualities of character.
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The case for limits
Humility, fasting and prayer once taught whole societies restraint. What we lose as those practices fade.
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Chapter 2 · Relationships and social life
Does use improve connection and cooperation, or displace and weaken them?
3 pieces · 9 policy briefs
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Who holds our attention?
More of our leisure screen time is now chosen by recommendation systems, not by us. How that happened, and how to take some back.
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Program · In design
AI advice and human judgment
Under what conditions does AI advice help adults handle ordinary disagreements with better judgment?
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It’s time to lead
The part congregations can play in formation, and where to begin.
Chapter 3 · Economic opportunity and power
Who gains capability, income, or bargaining power, and who becomes more dependent?
4 pieces · 7 policy briefs
Study · Interactive chart
Where AI beats us, and where it doesn’t
What machines now do better than people, what people still do better, and the division of labor that may follow.
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Who gets the gains?
Technology has produced unquestionable abundance. How it has been distributed, and what could spread it more widely.
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From scarcity to stewardship
A framework for the people who design and ship technology.
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Where the leverage is
Where capital can change what technology does to the people who use it.
Chapter 4 · Public life and institutions
Does use support informed judgment and participation, and how does it change control over information and decisions?
4 pieces · 13 policy briefs
Essay
Can institutions keep up?
Earlier technologies leveled off, giving institutions time to catch up. Today’s may not.
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Who holds the intelligence?
Computing power and the most capable AI systems are concentrating quickly. How it happened, and why it matters.
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From imperative to indicative
Why incentives, more than exhortations, decide what technology does.
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