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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

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

AI2 taps University of Washington researcher to lead $125M ‘common sense AI’ initiative

by Clare McGrane on June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 at 9:45 am1 Comment

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Seattle is making an ambitious bid to give AI common sense, a major factor in taking the technology beyond its current limitations. Now the… Read More

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sends AI robot pal and other experiments to space station

by Alan Boyle on June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 at 4:27 am1 Comment

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, sending an AI-enabled, sphere-shaped robot companion to keep the International Space Station’s crew company. The… 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

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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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

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

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

AI2 taps University of Washington researcher to lead $125M ‘common sense AI’ initiative

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sends AI robot pal and other experiments to space station

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

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

Facebook Community Boost Seattle

HIMSS WA Fall Conference – “Transforming the Experience for the Provider, Payer and Patient through Technology”

Beyond Ethereum: Demystifying DApps and mass adoption of blockchain