With the rise of digital assistants like Amazon's Alexa, the Google Assistant, or Apple's Siri, many wonder: Should we trust them? It's a question cultural critic Judith Shulevitz tries to answer in her Atlantic cover story for November, "Alexa, how will you change us?" The story explores the impact the smart speakers could have on our lives. "They're not just our assistants, they're our friends," Shulevitz said. While you may ask for the weather or the Yankees score now, they're only getting more sophisticated.