In the fiscal year of 2021, 27,145 of the children adopted in the United States with public agency involvement were white. In that same year, a further 10,991 children adopted in the country were Hispanic.

In 2021, about 35,940 children who were adopted in the United States with public agency involvement were adopted by a married couple. In that same year, a further 13,307 children in the country were adopted by a single woman.

In 2022, about 108,877 children in the United States were waiting to be adopted. This is a decrease from a high of 133,682 children who were waiting to be adopted nationwide in 2007.

In the fiscal year of 2021, 7,622 children adopted with public agency involvement in the United States were two years old at the time of adoption. In that same fiscal year, about 6,015 children adopted in the country were one year old at the time of their adoption.

During a 2023 survey conducted among professionals in the United States, it was found that 37 percent of those working in advertising or marketing had used artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with work-related tasks. Healthcare, however, had the lowest rate of AI usage with only 15 percent of those asked having used it at work. The rate of adoption in marketing and advertising is understandable, as it is the industry that most weaves together art and creative mediums in its processes.

Generative AI linked to education

Those positions that require a higher level of education are most at risk of being automated with generative AI in the U.S. This is simply because those jobs that require less formal education are rarely digital positions and are more reliant on physical labor. Jobs that require tertiary education, however, are still the least likely to be automated overall, even with the added influence of generative AI.

ChatGPT has competitors

While the OpenAI-developed ChatGPT is the most well-known AI program and the currently most advanced large language model, - other competitors are catching up. While just over half of respondents in the U.S. had heard of or used ChatGPT, nearly half of respondents had also heard of or used Bing Chat. Google’s Bard was slightly behind, with only around a third of Americans having heard of or used it.

This statistic shows the number of children adopted in the United States in 2014, by state. During October 2013 to September 2014, total 5,287 children were adopted in California.

Among recent major technologies in the United States, generative artificial intelligence (AI) had a much steeper leap in users in year two from year one than the other major technologies. Nearly ten times the amount of people had used generative AI within a year of its making, compared to three times the amount of tablet users and barely twice the amount of smartphone users. This leap has not remained steady, however, and tablets had more users in year four since its release than is expected of generative AI.

U.S. citizens are skeptical

Adults in the United States were somewhat concerned with the development and growth of generative AI in 2023. While most were somewhat concerned another third was mostly concerned, and relatively few individuals were excited. This is understandable with the rapid growth of new technology, as change and unknown factors always cause concern among the wider population.

Investment in tech going strong

In the U.S. investment in new technologies and generative AI were among the highest in enterprises. These topped investments in hiring, cost-cutting, and outsourcing. This high rate of investment in new technologies and AI is likely driven by the whole-of-enterprise effect that these trends might have on companies.

During a 2022 survey conducted among professionals in the United States, it was found that 29 percent of respondents belonging to Gen Z used generative AI tools. Moreover, 28 percent of Gen X and 27 percent of millennials respondents used such tools, respectively.

Generative AI

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) refers to algorithms that focus on producing new content, such as text, images, music, speech, code, or video. Generative AI is part of deep learning, the machine learning branch which aims to reduce the manual work of programming parameters for AI. Currently, researchers and developers use generative AI in various industries, like advertising and marketing, but rumors suggest that more businesses and consumers will adopt this technology in the near future to perform a wide range of tasks.

ChatGPT

An example of generative AI is ChatGPT, the famous chatbot software launched in November 2022 by the American startup OpenAI, which is also well known for its art generative AI program Dall-E. The chatbot can produce text based on given inputs, recognize mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests. ChatGPT has quickly gained popularity, becoming one of the major breakthroughs of the last few decades in the technology industry. Indeed, it was the fastest IoT service to accumulate a one-million user base, in only five days.

In the fiscal year of 2022, about 51.81 percent of children adopted from abroad in the United States were female. In that fiscal year, there were 1,517 intercountry adoptions completed in the United States.

In 2021, there were 168,063 white children in foster care in the United States. This is compared to 86,645 Black or African American children and 85,215 Hispanic children who were in foster care.

Foster care in the United States

Foster care is where minors are taken care of in different institutions, such as a group home or private home of a caregiver certified by the state (called a foster parent). The procedure for becoming a foster parent in the United States varies from state to state. It is up to the state to determine the process; however it is overseen by the Department of Child Protective Services. It is sometimes seen as a precursor to adoption, which is different from fostering a child. There are many barriers to fostering and adopting children, such as high costs and long wait times, which can discourage people from doing it.

Who are foster children?

The number of children in foster care in the United States has decreased slightly since 2011. When looked at by age, most of the children in foster care in 2020 were one year old, and slightly more male children were in foster care than female children. Most of the children in foster care were placed into non-relative foster family homes, and in most cases, the primary goal of foster care is to reunify children with their parents or primary caregivers.

According to a 2023 survey in the United States, 48 percent of the respondents have currently adopted the industry cloud. Also, in the same year, 20 percent of the respondents planned to adopt the industry cloud in the next 12 months.

Verticalization of the cloud

In recent years, industry clouds have emerged as a highly effective solution for businesses looking to streamline their cloud management processes. These specialized cloud platforms are designed to cater to the specific needs of particular industries, providing businesses with a range of tools and features that are tailored to their unique requirements.

Security and challenges resolved by verticalization

Industry cloud solutions are particularly useful for businesses in highly regulated industries, such as healthcare, finance, and government, where cloud data privacy and security are of utmost importance. This enables businesses to concentrate on their primary operations while taking advantage of cloud-based infrastructure's cost savings and efficiencies, as well as resolving challenges around securing cloud environments.

In the fiscal year of 2023, adopting a child from the United Kingdom into the United States involved ASP Convention adoption fees of about 37,476 U.S. dollars. ASP Convention adoption fees were highest for adoptions from the Republic of Congo in that year, totaling to about 54,165 U.S. dollars.

According to a survey conducted in 2021, 59 percent of Americans approved of parents adopting a child of a different race in the United States while 52 percent of Americans approved of parents in a same sex relationship adopting a child in the United States.

In the fiscal year of 2021, about 156 children from other countries were adopted by American families living in California, the highest of any U.S. state. Texas, Illinois, Virginia, and Florida rounded out the top five states for intercountry adoptions in that year.

According to a survey conducted in 2021, 46 percent of White Americans had a favorable opinion of private infant adoption in the United States. In comparison, 44 percent of Hispanic Americans and 32 percent of Black Americans shared this belief.

In the fiscal year of 2023, 221 children who were adopted by American families were from India. In that same fiscal year, a further 200 children adopted by Americans were from Colombia, and 83 were from Bulgaria.

According to a survey conducted in 2021, 57 percent of Americans said that they would not consider adopting a teenager in the United States because it would be harder for them to integrate with the family. A further 51 percent said that they would not consider adopting a teenager because they are already set in their ways.

This statistic represents the adoption rate of automatic emergency braking (AEB) in the United States in model year 2016, by brand: Tesla and Volvo both have AEB as a standard feature on 100 percent of their vehicles, while the industry average is six percent.

This statistic shows the percentage of children adopted from foster care in the United States in 2011, by parents' belief that abuse or neglect was likely prior to placement. As of 2011, 50 percent of adopted childrens' parents stated that it was very likely or likely that emotional abuse had taken place before the adopted child had been placed in their family.

During the fiscal year of 2021, 27,912 children who were adopted in the United States with public agency involvement were adopted by their foster parents. In that same year, a further 5,018 children were adopted by a non-relative.