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Bill Gates in his own words: How he’s using AI, and why he’s worried about the future

Bill Gates warned this week that the AI industry is crossing safety lines it set for itself, and that no one is preparing for what comes next. On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we play highlights from our interview with Gates about the essay, and debate his three proposals. Read More

Etzioni on AI: Bill Gates has the right diagnosis but the wrong prescription

Computer scientist and AI veteran Oren Etzioni agrees with Bill Gates that AI is displacing young workers first and eroding the tax base that funds the safety net. But he argues that two of the three fixes Gates proposes in his new essay would fail, and makes the case for an alternative approach. Read More

‘I am very concerned’: Bill Gates says the world needs a plan to deal with AI, and he has three ideas to start

Bill Gates says the “turbulent AI era” has arrived, and the AI industry is crossing safety lines it once promised to respect. In a new essay and an interview with GeekWire, he lays out three ideas for managing what’s coming: new national and global institutions, a category of jobs reserved for humans, and a tax on AI and robots. Read More

Etzioni on AI: Claude is marking its text — Caveat Promptor!

Claude models launched on or after Aug. 2 embed an invisible mark in everything they write. It’s woven into the text itself, so it travels when you copy and paste. You didn’t opt in, you can’t see it, and you can’t turn it off. Here’s how it works, and what it means. Read More

As Washington state’s AI task force winds down, the debate over how much to regulate is far from settled

Washington’s AI task force wrapped up two years of work with the state’s first AI laws on the books and its broader recommendations stalled in the Legislature. At a panel marking the end of the effort, consumer and labor advocates pushed for stronger rules while AI startups warned about the cost of complying. Read More

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What’s Next for AI in Washington? Reflections on the AI Task Force Report

A public conversation at AI House on the Washington State Artificial Intelligence Task Force report and what comes next for… Read More

Etzioni on AI: AI’s ‘annual physical’ surfaces one big surprise

Oren Etzioni examines the Stanford 2026 AI Index and finds a paradox at its center: the U.S. leads the world in AI investment and model development but ranks 24th in population-level adoption, behind the UAE, Singapore, Norway, Ireland, and France. Read More

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AI policy

Bill Gates in his own words: How he’s using AI, and why he’s worried about the future

Etzioni on AI: Bill Gates has the right diagnosis but the wrong prescription

‘I am very concerned’: Bill Gates says the world needs a plan to deal with AI, and he has three ideas to start

Etzioni on AI: Claude is marking its text — Caveat Promptor!

As Washington state’s AI task force winds down, the debate over how much to regulate is far from settled

What’s Next for AI in Washington? Reflections on the AI Task Force Report

Etzioni on AI: AI’s ‘annual physical’ surfaces one big surprise

#SeattleAIWeek 2026 Opening Reception

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ChatGPT will ‘probably not’ replace Google as top search engine

GeekWire Podcast: Innovating in turbulent times — voices from the 2025 GeekWire Awards