Who’s Elena? An 8-year-old interview with Salma Hayek used to make me laugh. She suspected her husband of cheating with whom she thought was a young lady called Elena. Turns out, it was a language learning bot. The “digital mistress” became a running family joke. But, as my favorite song goes, “This is not a joke anymore.” Because if you’ve spotted a text from a chatbot on your partner’s phone, it might be more than a friendly virtual English tutor.…
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