Americans are skeptical about improvements from widespread use of several enhancement techniques

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5. What Americans think about possibilities ahead for human enhancement

Americans are skeptical about improvements from widespread use of several enhancement techniques

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Americans are skeptical about improvements from widespread use of several enhancement techniques

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5. What Americans think about possibilities ahead for human enhancement
Americans are generally more excited than concerned about the idea of several potential changes to human abilities
No more than half of Americans think they would want brain chip implants or robotic exoskeletons for themselves, gene editing enhancements for their baby
Americans are skeptical about improvements from widespread use of several enhancement techniques
Public awareness of several emerging options for human enhancement is limited
People high in religious commitment are most likely to express concern that certain physical and cognitive enhancements would be meddling with nature
Americans say they would be more accepting of several physical and cognitive enhancements if there were limits on how they would work
Majorities support use of three emerging techniques for enhancement if directed toward therapeutic goals

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