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Week in Review This week’s round up: Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Google DeepMind wants to know if chatbots are just virtue signaling. Microsoft has a new plan to prove what’s real and what’s AI online. And more. Plus, last chance to receive two in-depth digital reports as well as an exclusive AI video from one of our signature events when you subscribe for an annual subscription. LAST CHANCE: CLAIM OFFER

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