Big Data: Experts say new forms of information analysis will
help people be more nimble and adaptive, but worry over humans’
capacity to understand and use these new tools well. Tech
experts believe the vast quantities of data that humans and
machines will be creating by the year 2020 could enhance
productivity, improve organizational transparency, and expand
the frontier of the “knowable future.” But they worry about
“humanity’s dashboard” being in government and corporate hands
and they are anxious about people’s ability to analyze it
wisely. Click here to view credited survey participants'
contributions to the discussion of the future of the Internet
and Big Data by 2020 Click here to view anonymous survey
participants' contributions to the discussion of the future of
the Internet and Big Data by 2020 About the Survey The survey
results are based on a non-random, opt-in, online sample of
1,021 Internet experts and other Internet users, recruited via
email invitation, Twitter or Facebook from the Pew Resear