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To Build a Smarter Chatbot, First Teach It a Second Language

Translation can help an algorithm’s overall language skills.

by Will Knight

We’re Thinking about Cybersecurity All Wrong

Obama’s former cyber advisor, Michael Daniel, on how we need to overhaul the way we manage the new “tool for statecraft.”

by Mike Orcutt

Amazon’s New Robo-Picker Champion Is Proudly Inhuman

It only needs to see seven images of a new object before it can reliably spot and grab it.

by Jamie Condliffe

First Human Embryos Edited in U.S.

Researchers have demonstrated they can efficiently improve the DNA of human embryos.

by Steve Connor

AI Shouldn’t Believe Everything It Hears

A new trick can fool voice-recognition systems into totally mishearing what a recording says.

by Jamie Condliffe

This Scientist Is Taking the Next Step in Geoengineering

Harvard’s David Keith explains why it’s time to move forward with outdoor experiments and broader research programs.

by James Temple

Facebook Security Chief: Cybersecurity Pros Need More Empathy to Protect Us

The dangers facing average Internet users are only “getting worse.”

by Mike Orcutt