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Meet Cloe—she’s everything we wanted Siri to be

We put Cloe to the test against Siri.

On Feb 12, 2015 by Selena Larson

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This Twitter account will connect you with your online crush

Like is in the air.

On Feb 11, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Police questioned this dude because his Twitter bot made a ‘death threat’

It's a classic tale of Bots Gone Wild.

On Feb 11, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Roseanne Barr has the hottest possible take on the 2016 election

What the actual hell, though.

On Feb 9, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Meet the bots that survived the great Instagram spam purge

Bots are people too—sort of.

On Dec 19, 2014 by Taylor Hatmaker

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Google has built a better CAPTCHA system for humans

It's going to be easier than ever to prove you're a human on the Internet.

On Dec 3, 2014 by Selena Larson

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How do you come out to a bot?

The experience of getting heterosexual spam is beyond surreal when you're gay.

On Dec 2, 2014 by Harris Sockel

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Gamergate supporters are getting therapy from a Twitter bot

If there were ever a group that needed therapy...

On Oct 16, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca

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Anti-abortion Twitter bot goes silent after NSFW trolling attack

This is what happens when you ask the Internet to name imaginary babies.

On Sep 24, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Nearly one in every 10 Twitter users is a bot

Bots, bots, as far as the eye can see.

On Aug 12, 2014 by Taylor Hatmaker

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Russian government caught editing Wikipedia pages about flight MH17

Who was responsible for the deadliest attack in the Ukrainian war? Depends who you ask.

On Jul 19, 2014 by Miles Klee

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The Twitter bot that draws your soul with emoji

As of today, I finally understand myself: I am a panda in a dress, top hat, and sneakers, drinking a margarita.

On Jul 11, 2014 by Jess Zimmerman

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A computer just passed the Turing Test—but was it actually the first one?

Is "Eugene" really the first program to pass the famed AI test?

On Jun 8, 2014 by Molly McHugh

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Russia launches ‘Swearbot’ to scour the Web for obscenities

Government steps up enforcement of obscenity laws with new technology.

On May 7, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Tinder is under attack by game bots

Why you should swipe left if she says she likes Castle Clash.

On Apr 1, 2014 by EJ Dickson