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Merritt Baer

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Mr. Robot Goes to Washington

Do Russian-Backed Bots Qualify for Free Speech?

Hundreds of accounts created to sway an American campaign may not be people, but they were created by people. So, under the law, are bots speech?

Merritt Baer

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White Shoe Security

The New iPhone Could Steal Your Face

By making facial recognition a new industry standard, Apple could be opening the door to a new kind of identity theft—and one only high-end phones will be able to stop.

Merritt Baer

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SMARTER AND SMARTER

The Robot Revolution Won’t Look Like a Movie

Facebook’s robots may have started communicating in their own language, but it’s hardly time to start fearing an artificial intelligence takeover.

Merritt Baer

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ALL THE FEELS

Can Your Robot Love You?

How scientists are betting on unconditional love as the greatest AI hack.

Merritt Baer

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Bad Parenting

Why Robots Always Turn Out Sexist

Want to make the new transformative piece of technology? Hire women. Lots of them.

Merritt Baer

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