Linda Feldmann
Progress can be measured in many ways 鈥 money earned, happiness achieved, efficiencies gained. To many Asian countries, including China, artificial intelligence represents a giant leap of progress in its potential to spur economic growth. But as Caitlin Babcock reports, recent surveys find that Americans tend to rank last in optimism about AI, fearing it will take their jobs. She explores the divergent attitudes.
And in the next installment of our series on the old Route 66, Harry Bruinius takes us into central Illinois 鈥 and the crossroads of U.S. commerce. There, you鈥檒l learn why tapping the 鈥渂uy now鈥 button online means goods can be delivered faster than ever, and how the infrastructure needed to accomplish that is transforming America鈥檚 heartland.