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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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Dive into World Cup action: AI researchers turn soccer videos into 3-D ‘holograms’

by Alan Boyle on June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 at 6:41 pmComment

News Brief: Computer scientists have trained a neural network to transform the action from pre-recorded videos of soccer games into immersive augmented-reality “holograms” you can shrink down onto a tabletop.… Read More

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TLDR: Uber could use AI to identify drunk riders, big bets on energy storage, LEGO Seattle

by Starla Sampaco on June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 at 4:53 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up for TLDR… Read More

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Tableau acquires MIT AI spinoff Empirical Systems, opens new R&D center in Boston area

by Todd Bishop on June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 at 10:39 amComment

Tableau Software has acquired Empirical Systems, an eight-person artificial intelligence startup based in Cambridge, Mass., planning to integrate Empirical’s technology into the Tableau platform and establish a new R&D center… Read More

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Life lessons from artificial intelligence: What Microsoft’s AI chief wants computer science grads to know about the future

by Kaitlyn Wang on June 9, 2018June 9, 2018 at 12:25 pm 3 Comments

Artificial intelligence has exploded, and perhaps no one knows it more than Harry Shum, the executive vice president in charge of Microsoft’s AI and Research Group, which has been at… Read More

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Cloud, Big Data & AI

by Clare McGrane on May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 at 3:45 pmComment

Please mark your calendar for our annual exploration of cutting-edge legal, business, and technology issues in Cloud, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence. New content for 2018 includes self-learning machines, autonomous… Read More

Report: After employee backlash, Google will walk away from Project Maven AI contract with the military after it expires

by Tom Krazit on June 1, 2018June 1, 2018 at 12:45 pmComment

The employees have spoken. Google has decided that it won’t seek additional business related to a controversial artificial intelligence project it signed last year with the Department of Defense, a… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Travel to space with an astronaut; Tech and music in Pioneer Square; and more

by Kaitlyn Wang on May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 at 2:42 pmComment

Compete in a year-long televised contest. Beat out 36,000 candidates. Complete rigorous cosmonaut training in Russia. Then — travel through space. This is just a fraction of the journey of… Read More

Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines to bolster ‘conversational AI’ efforts

by Nat Levy on May 20, 2018May 21, 2018 at 10:23 amComment

Microsoft has acquired Semantic Machines, a “conversational AI” startup in Berkeley, Calif., to further its work in building machines that can converse naturally with humans. Semantic aims to advance the… Read More

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Google one day Free workshop: Create Actions for Google Assistant

by Todd Bishop on March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 at 2:42 pmComment

1-day free workshop event for developers of all skill level to come together to learn how to create Actions for Google Assistant. The event features a blend of tech talks,… Read More

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Worried about fake news? Get ready for the rise of fake humans that sound just like us

by Alan Boyle on May 17, 2018May 19, 2018 at 11:53 pmComment

We have heard the voice of our future AI overlord — and it’s making hair appointments for us. Last week, Google wowed the world by demonstrating a voice assistant called Duplex… Read More

LinkedIn forms AI Academy to help its employees understand the trendy technology

by Nat Levy on May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 at 10:26 amComment

LinkedIn is starting an artificial intelligence bootcamp for its employees, providing another example of how pervasive the technology has become at big companies. The AI Academy program will start with… Read More

White House convenes AI summit and sets up advisory panel on artificial intelligence

by Alan Boyle on May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 at 2:20 pmComment

The White House brought together scores of industry representatives for a summit focusing on artificial intelligence and its policy implications today — including representatives from Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook — and… Read More

Biologists use artificial intelligence to flesh out 3-D views of a cell’s inner workings

by Alan Boyle on May 9, 2018May 8, 2018 at 6:41 pmComment

What happens when you cross cell biology with artificial intelligence? At the Allen Institute for Cell Science, the answer isn’t super-brainy microbes, but new computer models that can turn simple… Read More

Amazon, Facebook and other big companies to attend a White House AI summit Thursday

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 at 9:47 amComment

Dozens of the nation’s biggest companies — including Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and Google — will attend a White House Summit on artificial intelligence Thursday, according to The Washington Post’s Tony… Read More

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XNOR.ai raises $12M and unveils self-service platform to help developers bring AI to devices

by Alan Boyle on May 8, 2018May 18, 2018 at 10:01 amComment

“AI for Everyone, Everywhere” may sound like a science-fiction slogan, but it’s actually the name given to software from XNOR.ai that’s already making devices smarter in the real world. The… Read More

Microsoft commits $25M over 5 years for new ‘AI for Accessibility’ initiative to help people with disabilities

by Nat Levy on May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 at 7:03 amComment

Microsoft is committing $25 million over five years to develop artificial intelligence-powered technologies to help people with disabilities. The aim of the new program announced at the Microsoft Build developer… Read More

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FAIR competition? Facebook creates official AI labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, vying for top talent

by Alan Boyle on May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 at 11:01 amComment

After months of work to beef up its artificial intelligence research teams in Seattle and Pittsburgh, Facebook is acknowledging that those two cities are getting official status as AI labs… Read More

Health Tech Podcast: Using precision medicine to kill cancer — with artificial intelligence

by Clare McGrane on May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 at 10:54 amComment

In December of 2012, Su-In Lee was working at the University of Washington in Seattle. One day, she got the kind of call everyone fears: Her father, Cheol Lee, was… Read More

Study finds AI algorithm can diagnose blindness-causing disease more accurately than doctors

by Clare McGrane on May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 at 5:26 pmComment

Artificial intelligence is only getting more powerful. Today, we’re able to build computer programs that can master complex strategy games and even hold natural-feeling conversations. But what about diagnosing disease?… Read More

Facebook announces major update to the PyTorch AI framework that paves the way for production use

by Tom Krazit on May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 at 9:18 amComment

Facebook wants to make sure the open-source PyTorch machine-learning framework supports the needs of developers who want to use its AI models in production systems, not just research projects, it… Read More

Meet the winners of Microsoft Ventures’ first global AI startup competition

by Taylor Soper on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 at 8:43 amComment

Microsoft’s venture arm on Tuesday announced new startup investments as part of its inaugural Innovate.AI competition. Announced this past October by Microsoft and three venture capital firms, Innovate.AI invited companies… Read More

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Global Artificial Intelligence Conference – Seattle 2018

by Todd Bishop on April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 at 1:32 pmComment

Global Big Data Conference’s vendor agnostic Global Artificial Intelligence(AI) Conference is held on April 27th, April 28th & April 29th 2018 on all industry verticals(Finance, Retail/E-Commerce/M-Commerce, Healthcare/Pharma/BioTech, Energy, Education, Insurance,… Read More

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Global Artificial Intelligence Conference

by Clare McGrane on April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 at 4:08 pmComment

Large amount of data created by various mobile platforms, social media interactions, e-commerce transactions, and IoT provide an opportunity for businesses to effectively tailor their services by effective use of… Read More

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TLDR: Trump’s war on Amazon continues, Seattle’s restaurant robot, AI-powered horse monitoring, Seattle’s restaurant robot

by Starla Sampaco on April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 at 5:07 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

Geek of the Week: With an eye on AI, teen coder Zoe Sheill applies real intelligence to future goals

by Kurt Schlosser on April 13, 2018April 14, 2018 at 11:13 amComment

Zoe Sheill hasn’t completed her senior year at Mercer Island High School. But she can’t wait for school to start next year. That’s because the 17-year-old has been accepted by… Read More

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Policy experts trade ideas for intelligent ways to regulate artificial intelligence

by Alan Boyle on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 at 7:53 pmComment

Regulations for the proper use of artificial intelligence are almost as inevitable as the rise of AI itself — but the way it’ll be done is far from clear. “This isn’t… Read More

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Microsoft is turning down some sales over AI ethics, top researcher Eric Horvitz says

by Alan Boyle on April 9, 2018April 11, 2018 at 8:15 amComment

Concerns over the potential abuse of artificial intelligence technology have led Microsoft to cut off significant sales, says Eric Horvitz, technical fellow and director at Microsoft Research Labs. Horvitz laid out… Read More

DimensionalMechanics releases second-generation of its AI product, announces new funding

by Tom Krazit on April 9, 2018April 8, 2018 at 6:42 pmComment

Some of the biggest and most powerful companies in technology are racing each other to make machine learning easier to use, and DimensionalMechanics, a Bellevue-based startup, has $1.2 million in… Read More

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Elon Musk touts scary movie about AI as an ‘immortal dictator’ – and it’s free!

by Alan Boyle on April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 at 10:35 amComment

If you want to get really scared about the future, you could see “A Quiet Place” this weekend at your local theater — or you could stream “Do You Trust This… Read More

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Seattle API City Conference

Dive into World Cup action: AI researchers turn soccer videos into 3-D ‘holograms’

TLDR: Uber could use AI to identify drunk riders, big bets on energy storage, LEGO Seattle

Tableau acquires MIT AI spinoff Empirical Systems, opens new R&D center in Boston area

Life lessons from artificial intelligence: What Microsoft’s AI chief wants computer science grads to know about the future

Report: After employee backlash, Google will walk away from Project Maven AI contract with the military after it expires

Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines to bolster ‘conversational AI’ efforts

Google one day Free workshop: Create Actions for Google Assistant

Worried about fake news? Get ready for the rise of fake humans that sound just like us

LinkedIn forms AI Academy to help its employees understand the trendy technology

White House convenes AI summit and sets up advisory panel on artificial intelligence

Biologists use artificial intelligence to flesh out 3-D views of a cell’s inner workings

Amazon, Facebook and other big companies to attend a White House AI summit Thursday

XNOR.ai raises $12M and unveils self-service platform to help developers bring AI to devices

Microsoft commits $25M over 5 years for new ‘AI for Accessibility’ initiative to help people with disabilities

FAIR competition? Facebook creates official AI labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, vying for top talent

Health Tech Podcast: Using precision medicine to kill cancer — with artificial intelligence

Study finds AI algorithm can diagnose blindness-causing disease more accurately than doctors

Facebook announces major update to the PyTorch AI framework that paves the way for production use

Meet the winners of Microsoft Ventures’ first global AI startup competition

Global Artificial Intelligence Conference – Seattle 2018

Global Artificial Intelligence Conference

TLDR: Trump’s war on Amazon continues, Seattle’s restaurant robot, AI-powered horse monitoring, Seattle’s restaurant robot

Geek of the Week: With an eye on AI, teen coder Zoe Sheill applies real intelligence to future goals

Policy experts trade ideas for intelligent ways to regulate artificial intelligence

Microsoft is turning down some sales over AI ethics, top researcher Eric Horvitz says

DimensionalMechanics releases second-generation of its AI product, announces new funding

Elon Musk touts scary movie about AI as an ‘immortal dictator’ – and it’s free!

Crafting an effective pitch with Rachel Azaroff

MATE international underwater robotics competition

TechFair Seattle