@ITDFuture

The Imagining the Digital Future Center at Elon University is a research initiative focused on the digital revolution and what lies ahead.

 Elon University, Elon, NC, USA
imaginingthedigitalfuture.org
Joined April 2009
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Lee Rainie@lrainieSep 14
A new survey by @elonuniversity's @ITDFuture: 64% agree with statement By 2-1 margin, American adults agree with a statement that AI will undermine our sense of purpose and meaning in life imaginingthedigitalfuture.or…
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Lee Rainie@lrainieSep 14
A new survey by @elonuniversity's @ITDFuture: U.S. adults fear artificial intelligence will undermine people’s sense of meaning and weaken social bonds, even as daily users report some personal satisfaction and useful outcomes from the bots imaginingthedigitalfuture.or…
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Lee Rainie@lrainieSep 14
Big AI stats in the new @ITDFuture report: -65% of US adults now use LLMs -20% of LLM users have already built their own custom agent - including 36% of young adults (ages 18-29) Full report from a national survey - Human Purpose in Peril - is at: imaginingthedigitalfuture.or…
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@aacuMay 12
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape #highered and the future of work, students need more than technical knowledge of emerging tools. New from AAC&U, Elon University's @ITDFuture, and the Princeton Review: Human Wisdom for the Age of AI—a free guide for students and educators. Download: aacu.org/publication/human-w… #AACUAI
The image is a promotional graphic for the "2026 Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence" by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, Elon University, and The Princeton Review. It features a book cover titled "Human Wisdom for the Age of AI: A Roadmap to Double-Edged Essential Skills" with an illustration of a historic figure and AI symbols. Logos for Elon University, AAC&U, and The Princeton Review are displayed at the bottom. The website www.studentguidetoAI.org is highlighted for downloading the guide.

ALT The image is a promotional graphic for the "2026 Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence" by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, Elon University, and The Princeton Review. It features a book cover titled "Human Wisdom for the Age of AI: A Roadmap to Double-Edged Essential Skills" with an illustration of a historic figure and AI symbols. Logos for Elon University, AAC&U, and The Princeton Review are displayed at the bottom. The website www.studentguidetoAI.org is highlighted for downloading the guide.

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Janna Q. Anderson@JannaQApr 5
Our @ITDFuture report “Building a Human Resilience Infrastructure for the AI Age” includes more than 160 experts' essays; they describe a radical new human resilience infrastructure to preserve human agency and well-being in the Age of AI. Read report: imaginingthedigitalfuture.or…
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AAC&U
@aacu20 Jun 2025
AI is NOT human. Help your students use this technology to complement their skills, not replace them, by accessing AAC&U and @ElonUniversity’s latest guide: ow.ly/h7Wb50VMeb1
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AAC&U
@aacu8 Jul 2025
Do your students know when they are cheating with AI? Share this resource to help them navigate AI ethically, effectively, and responsibly. ow.ly/Jr4a50VMeft
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Janna Q. Anderson@JannaQ2 Apr 2025
Coverage of @ITDFuture's new "Being Human in 2035: How Are We Changing in the Age of AI" report by Forbes. forbes.com/sites/federicogue…

Human Identity Faces ‘Fundamental Revolution’ As AI Reshapes Relationships

New research from Elon University predicts AI will dramatically transform human behavior, threatening cognitive abilities, emotional intelligence, and personal autonomy.

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Elon University@elonuniversity12 Mar 2025
When asked what they are using LLMs for, 68% said searching to find facts quickly, 55% said brainstorming, 34% said planning an event or trip, and 18% said looking up what the LLMs say about themselves.
Bar chart titled "People use AI large language models for these tasks," showing percentage of all language model users who use LLMs for tasks like searching for facts online, summarizing and understanding material, and more. Tasks like searching for facts and brainstorming ideas have higher percentages, up to 68%, while planning social media posts or looking up what LLMs say about people have lower percentages, around 28% and 18% respectively. Data source: Elon University Digital Future Survey conducted on January 21, 2023.

ALT Bar chart titled "People use AI large language models for these tasks," showing percentage of all language model users who use LLMs for tasks like searching for facts online, summarizing and understanding material, and more. Tasks like searching for facts and brainstorming ideas have higher percentages, up to 68%, while planning social media posts or looking up what LLMs say about people have lower percentages, around 28% and 18% respectively. Data source: Elon University Digital Future Survey conducted on January 21, 2023.

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Elon University@elonuniversity12 Mar 2025
Respondents were asked to describe their experience with how LLMs made them feel. Among their responses, the most common was that they felt lazy and the least common was that they were embarrassed of themselves in a shameful way.
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Elon University@elonuniversity12 Mar 2025
Half of Americans now use AI large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT according to a new national survey by Elon University’s @ITDFuture. This makes LLMs one of the fastest – if not the fastest – adopted technologies in history. Read more here: bit.ly/3FlGtHA

Survey: 52% of U.S. adults now use AI large language models like ChatGPT

Half of Americans now use artificial intelligence large language models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Copilot, according to a new national survey by Elon University’s Imagining the Digital...

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Elon University@elonuniversity19 Aug 2024
Navigating AI in College 🤖📚 The new guide from Elon University and @aacu offers essential tips for students on using AI ethically and effectively. Perfect for the 2024-25 academic year! Check it out at studentguidetoai.org.
Promotional poster for "New for Fall 2024 Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence," featuring an illustrated scene of two individuals using a laptop in front of a digital interface with AI graphics. Logos of Elon University and AAC&U are displayed, along with text stating it's a free resource.

ALT Promotional poster for "New for Fall 2024 Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence," featuring an illustrated scene of two individuals using a laptop in front of a digital interface with AI graphics. Logos of Elon University and AAC&U are displayed, along with text stating it's a free resource.

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AAC&U
@aacu19 Aug 2024
📣 New Publication Alert: Share this free guide from AAC&U and @elonuniversity with your students as they navigate college in the #AI era! ow.ly/ntZK50SZATM
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Janna Q. Anderson@JannaQ12 Mar 2024
Web pioneer @timberners_lee on its 35th birthday: "There is an urgent need to ... overturn the online world being dictated by profit to one that is dictated by the needs of humanity. It is only then that the online ecosystem we all live in will reach its full potential."
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Dan Anderson@ElonDan4 Mar 2024
For your schedule this week: A must-see Webinar on AI in Academia. @ElonUniversity President @ElonConnieBook talks with @emollick, @Sglavo, @hodamost and @lrainie at 3pm ET, Friday, March 8. Register now: elon.zoom.us/webinar/registe…
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Janna Q. Anderson@JannaQ29 Feb 2024
READ the "AI Impact by 2040" report now available at @ITDFuture Center site. @LRainie from @PewResearch has joined us @ElonUniversity to lead the center. The report includes more than 300 experts' incisive predictions, plus a U.S. public opinion poll. imaginingthedigitalfuture.or…
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Lee Rainie@lrainie21 Jun 2023
Here are the best and most beneficial changes that experts foresee as digital tech evolves in the AI age. It's all fully covered in the NEW @pewinternet @ImagineInternet report pewrsr.ch/44u7W1l
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Lee Rainie@lrainie21 Jun 2023
Here are the most harmful and menacing changes that experts foresee as digital tech evolves in the AI age. It's all fully covered in the NEW @pewinternet @ImagineInternet report pewrsr.ch/44u7W1l
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Lee Rainie@lrainie21 Jun 2023
In new @pewinternet @imagineinternet report, 305 experts size up the future impact of digital tech: -42% said they are equally excited and concerned -37% said they are more concerned than excited -18% said they are more excited than concerned pewrsr.ch/44u7W1l
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Lee Rainie@lrainie20 Jun 2023
Excited that @pewresearch and @ImagineInternet will release a new report tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11AM EDT with expert predictions about the best and worst things on the horizon as AI spreads through the culture. Check out pewresearch.org/topic/intern…

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