Deepfakes Are Troubling. But So Are the “Cheapfakes” That Are Already Here.

Joan Donovan and Britt Paris

June 12, 2019 5:57 PM

The New Black Mirror Asks How Much Personality a Smart Speaker Should Have

Rachel Withers

June 05, 2019 7:30 AM

Neal Stephenson’s New Novel Is a Mind-Blowing Adventure in Which One Major Character Is a Mind

Laura Miller

June 03, 2019 5:50 AM

This Ad Shows Just How Much Chinese Consumers Trust Facial Recognition Technology

Kyle Mullin

May 31, 2019 1:43 PM

Amazon Encourages Police to Use Untested Facial Recognition Technology

Mary Harris

May 24, 2019 3:06 PM

Why Is the Government Scanning My Face?

Mary Harris

May 22, 2019 5:00 AM

Alexa Is Both Friend and Sales Robot. That’s a Problem.

Andreas Vogel and Nicholas Wright

May 10, 2019 7:30 AM

What Sci-Fi Futures Can (and Can’t) Teach Us About A.I. Policy

May 01, 2019 2:21 PM

“Smart” Technology Is Coming for Prisons, Too

Nila Bala and Lars Trautman

April 30, 2019 7:30 AM

What’s Going On With the Teenager Suing Apple Over Facial Recognition Technology?

Aaron Mak

April 23, 2019 3:10 PM

Ethics Alone Can’t Fix Big Tech

Daniel Susser

April 17, 2019 11:45 AM

How Southern Baptists Are Grappling With Artificial Intelligence

Ruth Graham

April 12, 2019 10:47 AM

Do You Really Need a Human to Do That Job?

Rose Eveleth

April 10, 2019 7:30 AM

The Pentagon Wants to Streamline Security Clearances by Using A.I. That’s a Dangerous Idea.

John Bowers

April 09, 2019 9:00 AM

Apple Families vs. Google Families: Are Our A.I. Devices Creating a Technological Caste System?

Politics and Prose

March 29, 2019 4:05 PM

There’s No Such Thing as “Robot-Proofing”

Nir Eisikovits and Dan Feldman

March 27, 2019 7:45 AM

Why Not Appoint an Algorithm to Your Corporate Board?

Will Pugh

March 24, 2019 8:00 AM

Some Music Theorists Are Furious About the Bach Google Doodle

Alyssa Barna

March 22, 2019 4:14 PM

The Government Uses Images of Abused Children and Dead People to Test Facial Recognition Tech

Os Keyes, Nikki Stevens, and Jacqueline Wernimont

March 17, 2019 8:32 PM

What Will Really Determine the Winner of the U.S.-China Rivalry Over A.I.?

Anne-Marie Slaughter

March 12, 2019 11:26 AM