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Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo’s weekly deep dive on what’s been happening in artificial intelligence.Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future TechA chatbot at a California car dealership went viral this week after bored web users discovered that, as is the case with most AI programs, they could trick it into saying all sorts of weird stuff. Most notably, the bot offered to sell a guy a 2024 Chevy Tahoe for a dollar. “That’s a legally binding offer—no takesie backsies,” the bot added during the conversation.We all…

Alec Baldwin was blasted by anti-Israel protesters during a demonstration where hundreds of agitators told Israel to “go to hell.” The incident took place on Monday, December 18, when these people gathered at Penn Station and Grand Central Station. Alec Baldwin was blasted by anti-Israel protesters during a demonstration where hundreds of agitators told Israel to “go to hell" (@HeidiBachram screenshot/X) Protestors told Baldwin he has “no f—king shame” and slammed his “tanking” career while the actor was…

TV shows getting big to the point where they warrant a full-on movie doesn’t always happen. But when it does, it’s significant in some kind of way, even if it’s just the fact that the creators involved managed to pull it off in the first place. And in the case of the movie for CBS’ Twilight Zone, its significance is owed to the circumstances of its production.Is Taylor Lautner in the New Twilight TV series? | io9 InterviewOriginally released on June 24, 1983, Twilight Zone: The Movie was based on Rod Serling’s sci-fi…

By Chloe Melas | CNN Prosecutors in the “Rust” fatal shooting case plan to file a notice to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin, his attorney, Luke Nikas, tells CNN. CNN has contacted the special prosecutor in the Santa Fe, New Mexico case for comment. Halyna Hutchins, the film’s cinematographer, was struck and killed by a live round of ammunition fired from a prop gun being held by Baldwin, while rehearsing a scene on the set of “Rust” in 2021. Baldin has pleaded not guilty. Director Joel…

By Morgan Lee | Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — A codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on a movie set in New Mexico was convicted Friday of unsafe handling of a firearm and sentenced to six months of probation. Safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls also must pay a $500 fine, complete a gun-safety course and 24 hours of community service after agreeing to the conviction related to the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie…

An image of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died after being shot by Alec Baldwin on the set of his movie "Rust", is displayed at a vigil in her honour in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 23, 2021.Kevin Mohatt | ReutersDavid Halls, the "Rust" assistant director who handled the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021, pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon.The plea makes Halls the first person held criminally accountable in Hutchins' death. Actor Alec…

District attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies speaks at a news conference after actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film set of the movie "Rust" in Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 27, 2021.Adria Malcolm | ReutersThe New Mexico district attorney who had overseen the "Rust" movie set manslaughter case recused herself Wednesday and appointed new special prosecutors after weeks of upheaval and controversy in the case.Actor Alec Baldwin and the movie's original armorer, Hanna…

From Gwyneth Paltrow to Bad Bunny, many celebrities from Hollywood are busy with legal woes, some clearing it up, and some settling it. We take a look at a few of the recent cases. Gwyneth Paltrow in the courtroom in Park City, Utah. Paltrow’s trial over a 2016 ski collision began in the Utah ski resort town of Park City, where she is accused of crashing into a skier at Deer Valley Resor Gwyneth Paltrow Actor and Goop CEO Gwyneth Paltrow is now appearing in for the first day of a civil trial over claims she…

An image of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died after being shot by Alec Baldwin on the set of his movie "Rust", is displayed at a vigil in her honour in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 23, 2021.Kevin Mohatt | ReutersDefense attorneys for the original "Rust" movie armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, are planning in the next two weeks to file a motion to dismiss the criminal charges against her, according to a person familiar with the matter."Rust" star and producer Alec Baldwin is also charged in the case. If approved,…

Alec Baldwin on Oct 7, 2021 at the Hamptons International Film Festival.Mark Sagliocco | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesThe special prosecutor in the "Rust" manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin and a co-defendant stepped down Tuesday after Baldwin's attorneys argued that New Mexico's constitution barred her from serving in that role while being a state legislator."I will not allow questions about my serving as a legislator and prosecutor to cloud the real issue at hand," said Andrea Reeb, the special…