Damon Beres

Damon Beres is a senior editor at The Atlantic, where he oversees the Technology section.

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  1. The Golden Age of Dictation

    AI has drastically improved voice recognition. It’s a technology that researchers have long struggled with.

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    Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.
  2. AI’s ‘Fog of War’

    How can institutions protect Americans against a technology no one fully understands?

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    Illustration by The Atlantic; Source: Getty.
  3. Demon Mode Activated

    A conversation with Walter Isaacson about his new biography of Elon Musk, world builder and world destroyer

    A close-up of Elon Musk's face
    Photograph by Mark Mahaney
  4. Bing Is a Trap

    Tech companies say AI will expand the possibilities of searching the internet. So far, the opposite seems to be true.

    a hand interacting with the AI-powered Microsoft Bing search engine and Edge browser
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  5. The iPhone Isn’t Cool

    Once upon a time, Apple’s new-device announcements were magic. Then everyone bought an iPhone.

    A tombstone in the shape of an iPhone
    Katie Martin / The Atlantic; Getty