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Artificial Intelligence

Sep 29, 2016, 10:00 AM

Amazon’s $2.5M ‘Alexa Prize’ seeks chatbot that can converse intelligently for 20 minutes

Amazon will award up to $2.5 million in prizes and sponsorships in a new annual competition called the “Alexa Prize”— challenging university students… Read More

Sep 26, 2016, 10:05 AM

This pop song, written with help from artificial intelligence, is actually super catchy

Modern music gets a lot of flack for sounding mass-produced, particularly genres like pop and country. But while many songs… Read More

Sep 18, 2016, 3:00 PM

It’s all ‘Einstein’ all the time as Salesforce adds AI to its entire product line

Salesforce is really laying on the jargon when it comes to Einstein, an artificial-intelligence addition to the CRM giant’s entire product line set… Read More

Sep 14, 2016, 12:56 PM

Appdiff raises $2.5M for AI-powered automated app testing platform

Testing apps is an integral part of getting them to market, but many tests are still run manually, costing days… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 1:39 PM

Amazon poaches eBay A.I. chief, continues ramping up machine learning operations

Amazon is getting serious about machine learning. The Seattle tech titan hired eBay’s head of artificial intelligence, Hassan Sawaf, to… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 8:59 AM

Amazon beefs up machine learning presence in UK with new team of researchers

Amazon is taking on a new machine learning team, to operate out of Cambridge, UK, according to a Facebook post spotted… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 10:56 AM

AI100 study says artificial intelligence will change our lives but won’t kill us

A 100-year project conceived by Microsoft Research’s Eric Horvitz to trace the impacts of artificial intelligence has issued its first report:… Read More

Morgan movie trailer
Aug 31, 2016, 10:42 AM

Be afraid. Be very afraid: IBM’s Watson makes AI trailer about ‘Morgan’ AI movie

Experts may reassure us that artificial intelligence won’t take over the world anytime soon – but they just might invade the… Read More

KImera's Nigel is born
Aug 9, 2016, 9:00 PM

A bot is born: Kimera Systems adds ‘Nigel’ to the crowd of AI assistants

There’s a new bot in town: Nigel, a software assistant that its creators at Oregon-based Kimera Systems say can learn… Read More

Aug 4, 2016, 2:51 PM

Will you click this headline? DimensionalMechanics’ first cloud-based AI products already know

DimensionalMechanics, a Seattle-based artificial intelligence startup that just emerged from stealth mode in March, today released beta software aimed at specific groups of customers… Read More

Jul 30, 2016, 8:40 AM

Neither Trump nor Clinton is addressing the biggest challenge to jobs: automation

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are both promising to bring good-paying jobs back to America, but analysts say neither… Read More

Image: Bomb disposal robot
Jul 8, 2016, 10:19 AM

Killer bomb robot ends Dallas shooting ordeal and begins new debate over policing

Thursday night’s horrific Dallas shooting ordeal may well mark the first time police ended a standoff with a suspect by… Read More

Google Deepmind eye image analysis for AI
Jul 7, 2016, 6:45 PM

White House’s final artificial intelligence workshop highlights need for humans to hold the reins on AI

The White House wound up a nationwide series of workshops on artificial intelligence today on a cautionary note: Yes, AI… Read More

Sgt. Star from Next IT
Jun 30, 2016, 10:04 AM

Chatbot pioneer Next IT raising $20M to deploy an army of AI assistants

Before Siri, Cortana and Alexa, there was Next IT and its chatbots: The Spokane Valley company made it possible for… Read More

Jun 30, 2016, 7:10 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s book is called ‘Hit Refresh,’ due out in 2017

It’s not unprecedented for a Microsoft CEO to write a book. Remember “The Road Ahead”? Now Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella… Read More

Satya Nadella
Jun 28, 2016, 4:26 PM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella lays out 10 Laws of AI (and Human Behavior)

Taking a page from Isaac Asimov’s famous Three Laws of Robotics, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has drawn up six “musts”… Read More

Stephen Hawking
Jun 27, 2016, 3:29 PM

Stephen Hawking warns of ‘AI arms race’ – and reveals what most mystifies him

British physicist Stephen Hawking says the potential threat from artificial intelligence isn’t just a far-off “Terminator”-style nightmare. He’s already pointing… Read More

Image: TV AI prediction scene
Jun 24, 2016, 1:50 PM

Scientists force computer to binge on TV shows and predict what humans will do

Researchers have taught a computer to do a better-than-expected job of predicting what characters on TV shows will do, just… Read More

Jun 16, 2016, 10:24 AM

Amazon hires Carnegie Mellon machine-learning expert as Google expands its own AI initiatives

Both Amazon and Google are advancing their efforts in machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence that lets computers learn… Read More

Jun 14, 2016, 11:40 AM

Report: Amazon’s Alexa will be able to sense when you’re frustrated

Nobody likes to be misunderstood, especially by a machine. We’ve all become pointlessly exasperated with the virtual assistants that power… Read More

Project Emerge AI program
Jun 7, 2016, 1:25 PM

Second-opinion software: Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz on how AI can save patients’ lives

Someday soon, your physician may be second-guessed by an artificial intelligence program – and you’ll probably be healthier for it, according to… Read More

Human and machine hands
Jun 6, 2016, 6:33 PM

Watch AI experts weigh in on the good (and potential evil) of artificial intelligence

Experts on artificial intelligence are following up on the first White House workshop on artificial intelligence, presented last month in… Read More

Jun 6, 2016, 9:51 AM

With $14M investment from top VCs, Ozlo opens Seattle office to help develop ‘personal’ AI chatbot

Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, and other tech giants are all building their own “bots” that utilize artificial intelligence and… Read More

Jun 3, 2016, 10:27 AM

Microsoft Accelerator Demo Day: Cloud and AI innovations from 9 emerging startups

Updated below with video from event. The Summer 2016 cohort of startups at Microsoft Accelerator’s Machine Learning Demo Day in Seattle… Read More

Jun 2, 2016, 3:46 PM

Startup Spotlight: MosaicTrack uses AI to help recruiters find candidates based on culture fit

Finding the right candidate for a job is time-consuming and labor-intensive work. MosaicTrack hopes to expedite that process for recruiters and… Read More

May 24, 2016, 9:24 PM

First White House AI workshop focuses on how machines (plus humans) will change government

Intelligent machines won’t be ruling the world anytime soon – but what happens when they turn you down for a loan,… Read More

May 23, 2016, 7:30 PM

Guest commentary: The real threat of artificial intelligence

Many people find recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) quite alarming. Indeed, luminaries, ranging from Nobel laureate Stephen Hawking to… Read More

May 19, 2016, 4:02 PM

University of Washington will host first-ever White House workshop on artificial intelligence

Between the University of Washington, a thriving tech community, and strong research institutions, like the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence… Read More

Virtual robot dog software
May 16, 2016, 4:35 PM

How to train your robot: Treat it like a dog

To figure out the best way for a robot to move, designers have turned to snakes, cheetahs, fish and even… Read More

May 9, 2016, 9:31 AM

AI2 CEO calls for ‘full disclosure’ in artificial intelligence after students learn their TA is really a bot

A class of students at the Georgia Institute of Technology recently learned that Jill Watson, the teacher’s assistant they’d been… Read More

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