A.I. Is Mastering Language. Should We Trust What It Says?

To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. You are sitting in a comfortable chair by the fire, on a cold winter's night. Perhaps you have a mug of tea in hand, perhaps something stronger. You open a magazine to an article you've been meaning to read. The title suggested a story about a promising -- but also potentially dangerous -- new technology on the cusp of becoming mainstream, and after reading only a few sentences, you find yourself pulled into the story.