Secret messages can be hidden inside fake conversations generated by AI chatbots. The technique could give people a way to communicate online without arousing the suspicion of oppressive governments.

“Everyone should know this! This is really valuable information!” the man said. I was leading a training program, explaining what happens in our brains and bodies when we talk across political divides ...

Conversation isn’t taught in school the way writing and public speaking are, so we have to pick it up on our own—which is one reason there’s such wide variation in how satisfying our conversations are ...