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‘Are you there, God? It’s me, Alexa.’ Tech and religious leaders ponder the future of AI together

by Tony Lystra on December 9, 2018December 10, 2018 at 10:32 am1 Comment

Can a computer become God? Or, more to the point, could humans invent AI that can convincingly impersonate God — and if so, would humans bother to worship it? That… Read More

Former MIT and Google researchers raise $5.3M for ‘artificial intelligence compiler’ startup Canotic

by Taylor Soper on November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 at 5:49 amComment

Canotic is a new artificial intelligence startup based in Seattle and Berlin that today announced a $5.3 million seed round led by Seattle-based PSL Ventures and London-based Mosaic Ventures, with… Read More

Leading University of Washington professor joins AI2 as artificial intelligence talent wars continue

by Clare McGrane on November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 at 4:29 pmComment

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence research organizations, has hired yet another prominent researcher. Dan Weld, an endowed professor at the University… Read More

Microsoft acquires bot studio XOXCO to boost conversational AI offerings

by Nat Levy on November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 at 10:57 amComment

Microsoft has acquired XOXCO, an Austin-based company that builds bots and conversational artificial intelligence tools, the latest in a series of deals to boost the tech giant’s AI bonafides. XOXCO… Read More

Google wants to make it easier for cloud customers to find AI tools that fit their needs

by Tom Krazit on November 8, 2018November 7, 2018 at 5:01 pmComment

Google plans to introduce a central repository for machine-learning tools Thursday, with the aim of making it easier for companies new to artificial intelligence to get up and running. AI… Read More

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AI2’s Semantic Scholar spices up academic search engine with blogs, videos and more

by Alan Boyle on November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 at 12:12 amComment

You wouldn’t use an academic search engine to look for cat videos — but if there’s a video with cats in it that goes with an academic paper, the latest… Read More

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For the Public Good? Values and Accountability in AI and Data Science

by Todd Bishop on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 at 2:45 pmComment

Artificial intelligence (AI) and data-intensive science are influencing all aspects of our lives. Our smart phones and search engines anticipate our needs and preferences, driverless cars and autonomous military weapons… Read More

Report: Microsoft picks new chip maker for AI co-processors on Azure, cutting Intel’s business in half

by Tom Krazit on October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 at 2:02 pmComment

Xilinx is reportedly the beneficiary of a decision by Microsoft Azure’s infrastructure wizards to add another chip supplier to its ranks, as it looks to serve more customers interested in… Read More

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Google kicks off a $25M competition for ideas that promote ‘AI for Social Good’

by Alan Boyle on October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 at 4:07 pmComment

Google today unveiled a $25 million initiative called the Google AI Impact Challenge, aimed at soliciting and supporting projects that make use of artificial intelligence to solve some of the… Read More

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AI is integral to the future of healthcare — but for now, so are humans

by Clare McGrane on October 21, 2018October 18, 2018 at 1:45 pmComment

Artificial intelligence has been around for half a century, but it has only recently become a real player in the healthcare space. Harjinder Sandhu, the CEO and founder of SayKara, says… Read More

Here’s the one key advantage Seattle’s tech ecosystem has over Silicon Valley

by Taylor Soper on October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 at 9:54 amComment

Silicon Valley may be the startup capital of the world, but Seattle has a leg up when it comes what is arguably the most impactful technology of the future. The… Read More

Boeing steps up its focus on ‘Disruptive Computing and Networks’ for aerospace

by Alan Boyle on October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 at 10:43 amComment

Boeing is raising its profile on computational frontiers ranging from artificial intelligence to quantum communications by setting up a new organization called Disruptive Computing and Networks, or DC&N, to put… Read More

Univ. of Washington researchers unveil Prescience, an AI system that predicts problems during surgery

by Clare McGrane on October 10, 2018October 9, 2018 at 1:49 pmComment

During surgery, anesthesiologists have a lot to keep track of. They need to monitor patients’ vital signs and administer the right levels of anesthesia, painkillers and other medication at precisely… Read More

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How Microsoft and Adaptive Biotech became ‘a single team’ to build groundbreaking AI diagnostic

by Clare McGrane on October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 at 8:48 pmComment

Every day, thousands of people cross the 520 bridge between Seattle and Bellevue, Wash. But for some of those people, the daily journey is more than just a commute: It… Read More

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Clobotics Open House

by Todd Bishop on September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 at 10:17 amComment

Come and Celebrate with Clobotiators! I am excited to invite you to our Clobotics Open House to share what we’ve accomplished in the past year. We’ll be doing live demos… Read More

Facebook’s PyTorch AI framework standard now supported by all major cloud vendors and chip makers

by Tom Krazit on October 2, 2018October 11, 2018 at 8:53 amComment

One of the key emerging standards in artificial intelligence research, Facebook’s PyTorch 1.0 framework, has received support from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google’s cloud AI services and several key… Read More

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Seattle API City Conference

by Todd Bishop on May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 at 1:06 pmComment

Join us for our huge event at the Kitsap Conference Center on the Waterfront in Bremerton, WA, 1 block from the ferry terminal. With a focus on diversity, our 3… Read More

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Paul Allen enlists machine-learning tools for monitoring wildlife and ecosystems

by Alan Boyle on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 at 11:48 amComment

Paul Allen has made a name for himself as a co-founder of Microsoft, a supporter of artificial intelligence research and a contributor to causes such as wildlife conservation — so it… Read More

Microsoft acquires Lobe, an AI startup working on easy-to-use deep-learning development tools

by Tom Krazit on September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 at 10:38 amComment

Artificial intelligence tools will never be widely used if it takes decades of expertise to put them into action, which is why cloud companies have been working hard to make… Read More

Backed by former Google China leader Kai-Fu Lee, OneClick is building an ‘Excel for AI’

by Taylor Soper on September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 at 5:25 pmComment

Equipped with an experienced founding team and investment from a renowned artificial intelligence expert, OneClick.AI is on a mission to make AI accessible to businesses of any size and in… Read More

Carnegie Mellon’s Andrew Moore to join Google Cloud as new head of AI later this year

by Tom Krazit on September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 at 8:57 am1 Comment

After an interesting year for Google Cloud’s artificial intelligence group, Andrew Moore, dean of computer science at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University, will become head of the division at the end… Read More

Stormy Daniels, Santa and marijuana: Amazon cleans up Alexa’s answers to certain kid questions

by Kurt Schlosser on August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 at 1:14 pmComment

We know kids have always said the darndest things, but in 2018, with the growing ubiquity of voice assistants in the home, they’re probably also asking the darndest things and… Read More

Salesforce plans to open-source the technology behind its Einstein machine-learning services

by Tom Krazit on August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 at 8:47 amComment

Salesforce is open-sourcing the method it has developed for using machine-learning techniques at scale — without mixing valuable customer data — in hopes other companies struggling with data science problems… Read More

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TLDR: A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa, Spin’s uncertain future in Seattle, fighting robots at Seattle Art Fair

by Starla Sampaco on August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 at 5:33 pmComment

Today’s featured stories A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa? Amazon shows off ‘home of the future’ and what’s next for voice AI Will Seattle become a one-bike town? Spin’s future in city… Read More

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A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa? Amazon shows off ‘home of the future’ and what’s next for voice AI

by Kurt Schlosser on August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 at 5:36 pmComment

Inside its corporate headquarters in Seattle, Amazon provided NBC’s “Today” show with an exclusive look behind closed doors at the “home of the future,” where the chief occupant is Alexa,… Read More

Mindshare Medical launches AI cancer screening tech that can see data ‘beyond our perception’

by Clare McGrane on August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 at 9:36 amComment

You might think diagnosing cancer is easy: Someone either has a cancerous tumor or they don’t. In practice, it’s much harder. Telling the difference between a deadly and a harmelss… Read More

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee voices concern over impact of AI and automation on jobs

by Alan Boyle on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 at 2:18 pmComment

News Brief: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says the coming age of wider automation and smarter artificial intelligence will require upgrades in educational and training systems — as well as improvements in… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Get curious about making games; GeekWire’s Playbook series; and more

by Clare McGrane on July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 at 11:11 amComment

For many people, games are more than just a fun past time. From cutting-edge virtual reality games to some old-fashioned live-action roleplaying, games are a way to learn about the world… Read More

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Apple’s Carlos Guestrin cautions AI leaders to think very carefully about how they use their data

by Tom Krazit on July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 at 10:33 am1 Comment

The rise of machine learning has been one of the most exciting developments in modern technology, but according to Carlos Guestrin, one of the oldest principles of computing still applies:… Read More

Lessons in artificial intelligence from Nest, Audi and a cockerel

by Olly Downs on June 30, 2018June 29, 2018 at 9:37 amComment

The most important thing to get right about AI is what you are trying to optimize. For all the hype that exists around the smart home, self-driving vehicles, fear about… Read More

artificial intelligence

‘Are you there, God? It’s me, Alexa.’ Tech and religious leaders ponder the future of AI together

Former MIT and Google researchers raise $5.3M for ‘artificial intelligence compiler’ startup Canotic

Leading University of Washington professor joins AI2 as artificial intelligence talent wars continue

Microsoft acquires bot studio XOXCO to boost conversational AI offerings

Google wants to make it easier for cloud customers to find AI tools that fit their needs

AI2’s Semantic Scholar spices up academic search engine with blogs, videos and more

For the Public Good? Values and Accountability in AI and Data Science

Report: Microsoft picks new chip maker for AI co-processors on Azure, cutting Intel’s business in half

Google kicks off a $25M competition for ideas that promote ‘AI for Social Good’

AI is integral to the future of healthcare — but for now, so are humans

Here’s the one key advantage Seattle’s tech ecosystem has over Silicon Valley

Boeing steps up its focus on ‘Disruptive Computing and Networks’ for aerospace

Univ. of Washington researchers unveil Prescience, an AI system that predicts problems during surgery

How Microsoft and Adaptive Biotech became ‘a single team’ to build groundbreaking AI diagnostic

Clobotics Open House

Facebook’s PyTorch AI framework standard now supported by all major cloud vendors and chip makers

Seattle API City Conference

Paul Allen enlists machine-learning tools for monitoring wildlife and ecosystems

Microsoft acquires Lobe, an AI startup working on easy-to-use deep-learning development tools

Backed by former Google China leader Kai-Fu Lee, OneClick is building an ‘Excel for AI’

Carnegie Mellon’s Andrew Moore to join Google Cloud as new head of AI later this year

Stormy Daniels, Santa and marijuana: Amazon cleans up Alexa’s answers to certain kid questions

Salesforce plans to open-source the technology behind its Einstein machine-learning services

TLDR: A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa, Spin’s uncertain future in Seattle, fighting robots at Seattle Art Fair

A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa? Amazon shows off ‘home of the future’ and what’s next for voice AI

Mindshare Medical launches AI cancer screening tech that can see data ‘beyond our perception’

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee voices concern over impact of AI and automation on jobs

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Get curious about making games; GeekWire’s Playbook series; and more

Lessons in artificial intelligence from Nest, Audi and a cockerel

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon

UW Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Info Session

WeWork Labs Opening Ceremony