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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

    Scientists are asking kids to design our planet’s next message to aliens
    Future Perfect

    This is a science contest unlike any other.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    Trump wants better AI. He also wants less immigration. He can’t have both.Trump wants better AI. He also wants less immigration. He can’t have both.
    Future Perfect

    If America plans to win a global AI race, it needs to welcome non-Americans.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    How one scientist coped when AI beat him at his life’s workHow one scientist coped when AI beat him at his life’s work
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    A Harvard biologist on his journey from melancholy to acceptance.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    An AI system competed against a human debate champion. Here’s what happened.An AI system competed against a human debate champion. Here’s what happened.
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    IBM’s “Miss Debater” lectured a Silicon Valley audience on morality.

    By Sigal Samuel
    “Are they alive?”: Uighur Muslims demand videos of relatives in Chinese internment camps
    Future Perfect

    How a “proof of life” video backfired on Beijing.

    By Sigal Samuel
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    Finland gave people free money. It didn’t help them get jobs — but does that matter?Finland gave people free money. It didn’t help them get jobs — but does that matter?
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    Receiving a basic income had other great effects on the unemployed.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Facebook is reckoning with its role in “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”Facebook is reckoning with its role in “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”
    Future Perfect

    The company failed to act in Myanmar. Rohingya Muslims suffered horribly. Can it be held accountable?

    By Sigal Samuel

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