When I was growing up, everyone had to read George Orwell’s 1984 in High School, and we were constantly warned about the horrors of such a dystopian and terrifying future world. I guess it was okay to teach about the dangers of being passive in the face of totalitarianism back when teachers could relate Winston […]
“Alexa, I’m a moron.” Amazon acknowledged this week that some of its Alexa-enabled devices have developed a new skill: creeping out their owners with unwarranted bursts of robotic laughter. The outbursts come at unexpected times – often in the middle of the night. Customers have been terrified. The company received hundreds of complaints. Amazon knows […]
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