I'd Buy That for a Dollar: Chevy Dealership's AI Chatbot Goes Rogue

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Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo’s weekly deep dive on what’s been happening in artificial intelligence.

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Apple's Hail Mary

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A graphic showing the Apple Watch Ultra 2, one of the watches set to be impacted by US regulators' patent-infringement ruling against Apple, surrounded by prayer-hands emojis.
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Apple Watch Series 9 lineup faces a looming ban if Apple doesn't catch a break.

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Ukraine's real power broker

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Yermak and Zelensky are surrounded by war and excessive oligarchy wealth.
On a global corruption index, Ukraine ranks 116 out of 180 countries — not far in front of Russia, which clocks in at 137.

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The pressure on Israel to dial back its scorched-earth campaign in Gaza is ramping up in some surprising places

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Protesters in Brussels call for a cease-fire in Gaza.

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US House takes next step toward impeaching Biden

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The US House of Representatives voted to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Here is why the vote matters.

China and the US risk entering a 'new cold war' as trade and investment ties strain, IMF official says

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US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L) meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022.

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You Can Now Craft Near Endless Amounts of AI Voices to Annoy Your Friends With Voicemod

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Voicemod, the real-time AI voice-changing app, is now letting anybody craft whatever kind of voice they want, though limited by a selection of preset baseline vocals.

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Car dealers are worried about an EV reckoning. I asked our transportation reporter what's going on.

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President Biden test drives an electric Hummer in 2021.

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Biden criticizes US companies for keeping raised prices high 'even as inflation has come down'

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President Joe Biden speaks about supply chain issues in the Indian Treaty Room on the White House complex in Washington
President Joe Biden opened the first meeting of his new supply chain resilience council by warning companies against price gouging.

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The first US hostages in Gaza could be released by Hamas soon, White House says

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President Joe Biden.

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