Plus, global public opinion of the U.S. and China, and a conversation about AI’s impact on Africa.
| What new data reveals about America’s post-2020 population New data from the U.S. Census Bureau provides a glimpse of how the population has changed from 2020 to 2023. In a review of the numbers, demographer William H. Frey looks at population growth trends across U.S. metro areas and emphasizes that minorities are critical for the growth of America’s declining youth population. |
A closer look at the data Between April 2020 and July 2023, the nation’s white population declined by 2.1 million, but this figure was countered by the combined gains of people of color. |
More research and commentary Shifting the narrative on AI in Africa. On the latest episode of the Foresight Africa podcast, Chinasa T. Okolo joins Landry Signé to discuss AI’s impact on Africa and the continent’s current tech policy landscape. Global perceptions of the U.S. and China. The United States and China are fiercely competing across multiple domains—including in global public opinion. Jessica Shao and Patricia M. Kim compare global views of the countries during the Trump and Biden administrations. |
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