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Artificial Intelligence

Chamber of Commerce panel on AI
Aug 22, 2019, 6:49 PM

Why Big Data is a bigger deal than venture capital in the artificial intelligence game

“Data is the new oil” may be a classic cliche characterizing how important raw numbers are for the computer industry,… Read More

High-performance computing
Jul 26, 2019, 12:51 PM

Amid a rapid rise in AI resource needs, AI2 campaigns to make it easier to be green

The development of ever more powerful models for artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the world, but it doesn’t come cheap. In… Read More

Jul 22, 2019, 6:00 AM

Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI, vows to build AI tech platform of ‘unprecedented scale’

Microsoft will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and work with the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence powerhouse to create a computational… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 12:06 PM

Bill Gates: Biggest impact of AI may be decades away, but society needs to prepare now

Sometimes even Bill Gates’ crystal ball is cloudy. The Microsoft co-founder became one of the most successful tech moguls of… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 9:25 AM

Startup casting call: GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch competition returns for a second season

Some startups go up, others go down. We’re back for another season of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch video series, where entrepreneurs… Read More

Jul 12, 2019, 10:15 AM

Amazon’s Alexa bumps Bieber and sings duet with pop star Ed Sheeran on new single ‘I Don’t Care’

Bye bye, Bieber. Take it away, Alexa? Amazon’s voice assistant has demonstrated her singing chops in the past, but this… Read More

Jul 5, 2019, 10:12 AM

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott sees ‘mind-blowing’ potential for AI, the cloud, 5G and devices

Kevin Scott is the chief technology officer for Microsoft, a company that built its business on software, but he also… Read More

Jun 25, 2019, 10:16 AM

Hey Siri, meet Alexa: Rival AI assistants become neighbors as Apple doubles down on Seattle

For years, fixtures in the Bay Area tech industry have been migrating to Seattle in search of comparable jobs with… Read More

Jun 22, 2019, 10:51 AM

Traffic tech company INRIX approaches its 15th birthday, looks to AI to drive its business

Almost 15 years after INRIX was founded, the traffic technology company has emerged as a rare breed. It is a… Read More

AI summit at White House
Jun 20, 2019, 9:01 PM

White House rewrites AI research strategy to prioritize public-private partnerships

The Trump administration is updating the Obama administration’s strategy for artificial intelligence to put more emphasis on public-private partnerships like… Read More

Jun 7, 2019, 10:00 AM

GeekWire 200 update: Digital health startups rise in the Pacific NW, fueled by enterprise tech and AI talent

Samir Manjure believes engineers at some of the world’s biggest tech firms are yearning for something more. “What I’m seeing… Read More

Kristina Bergman
Jun 5, 2019, 2:33 PM

Is AI overhyped? Cloud startup CEOs call out proliferation of trendy technology

The world’s biggest technology companies are pouring billions of dollars into developing sophisticated artificial intelligence capabilities, but its usefulness in… Read More

Jun 5, 2019, 10:56 AM

Here’s what every developer at every company needs to know, according to Microsoft’s CTO

Machine learning and artificial intelligence are popular concepts in the tech world, but one of Microsoft’s top executives sees the… Read More

Xnor's Oliver Krengel
May 16, 2019, 12:03 AM

Xnor releases AI2GO, a do-it-yourself software platform for artificial intelligence

Now you too can put a little AI on your device, even if you’re not up on the ins and… Read More

AI ethics panel
May 15, 2019, 10:59 AM

AI researchers say San Francisco’s facial recognition ban just scratches the surface

San Francisco’s board of supervisors took a significant step this week when it voted to ban the use of facial… Read More

May 13, 2019, 7:00 AM

Apple-picking robots gear up for U.S. debut in Washington state

Next fall, as you browse the produce section at your local grocery store, pay close attention to the apples. You… Read More

May 7, 2019, 1:18 PM

Google says its AI can spot early-stage lung cancer, in some cases better than doctors can

What if deep learning models could detect early-stage cancer more accurately than a veteran radiologist? Google is showing that day… Read More

May 6, 2019, 9:40 AM

Algorithms help spot cancer ‘lottery winners’ in new Fred Hutch study

For most patients, a diagnosis of stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer comes with a dire prognosis. But for patients… Read More

Future of AI panel
Apr 25, 2019, 8:31 PM

Experts from Google, T-Mobile and other tech frontiers weigh in on the future of AI

Artificial intelligence can rev up recommendation engines and make self-driving cars safer. It can even beat humans at their own… Read More

Paul Misener
Apr 24, 2019, 7:20 PM

Here’s how Amazon innovation guru Paul Misener uses machine learning at home

Taking advantage of artificial intelligence and machine learning may be part of Paul Misener’s job as an Amazon executive, but… Read More

Erez Barak
Apr 23, 2019, 6:25 PM

How Microsoft is opening AI’s algorithmic ‘black box’ for greater transparency

Artificial intelligence can work wonders, but often it works in mysterious ways. Machine learning is based on the principle that… Read More

Apr 23, 2019, 6:00 AM

Microsoft to equip UAE company’s new HQ with ‘virtual AI persona’ in expansion of cloud strategy

Microsoft is outfitting a striking new office building just outside of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with a suite… Read More

AI bias panel
Apr 18, 2019, 4:01 PM

Policing AI: Is it a task for government, industry, consumers or all of the above?

It may not yet be clear how societies will guard against the potential downside of artificial intelligence — including algorithmic… Read More

Apr 12, 2019, 10:20 AM

Vote for AI Innovation of the Year: Seattle’s artificial intelligence clout featured at the GeekWire Awards

Artificial intelligence is one of the Seattle area’s fastest-growing tech frontiers, so it only makes sense for the field to… Read More

LeCun, Bengio and Hinton
Mar 28, 2019, 10:58 AM

Turing Award honors a different kind of AI network with ‘Nobel Prize of computing’

The three recipients of the Association for Computing Machinery’s 2018 Turing Award, known as the “Nobel Prize of computing,” are… Read More

Mar 25, 2019, 2:09 PM

Microsoft will be adding AI ethics to its standard checklist for product release

Microsoft will “one day very soon” add an ethics review focusing on artificial-intelligence issues to its standard checklist of audits… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin New Shepard crew capsule
Mar 14, 2019, 7:00 AM

Party like it’s $1,999: Jeff Bezos and Robert Downey Jr. will headline re:MARS fest in Vegas

Amazon didn’t have to look very far for one of the biggest headliners due to appear at re:MARS, the Seattle-based… Read More

Mar 13, 2019, 7:00 AM

Study tracks China’s ‘startling’ challenge to America in artificial intelligence research

China wants to become the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030 — but a new analysis by Seattle’s Allen… Read More

AI2 workshop panel
Mar 7, 2019, 5:25 PM

Who’ll serve as AI’s watchdog? Experts trade suggestions at AI2 policy workshop

Do we need a National Algorithm Safety Board? How about licensing the software developers who work on critical artificial intelligence… Read More

Mar 2, 2019, 10:15 AM

3 leadership lessons from Adaptive Biotechnologies CEO Chad Robins

As the CEO of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Chad Robins has shown a knack for turning really good ideas into a viable… Read More

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