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Can AI write a better Mother’s Day card? How my mom reacted, and what she said when I came clean

There’s nothing like a heartfelt Mother’s Day message to let your mom know how much you appreciate her and everything… Read More

AI researcher sues Amazon for withdrawing job offer amid cutbacks after 8-month visa process

A London-based artificial intelligence researcher who accepted a role as an applied scientist with Amazon in May 2022 says he… Read More

Code.org helping launch TeachAI to guide integration of artificial intelligence in education

Seattle-based computer science education nonprofit Code.org is helping to launch TeachAI, a new effort aimed at guiding governments and educators… Read More

Amazon is working on generative AI, too, CEO Andy Jassy assures shareholders in annual letter

What about Amazon? That question comes up frequently these days in tech industry conversations about generative artificial intelligence, especially as… Read More

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Microsoft Azure enlists generative AI to help Pentagon look for satellite imagery

Can a chatbot help Pentagon planners find the satellite data they need to understand what’s happening in a global hotspot?… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: SVB aftermath; the ‘affliction’ of remote work; and Microsoft puts AI to work

This week on the GeekWire Podcast … We discuss the latest on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, and consider the… Read More

Commentary: OpenAI’s GPT-4 has some limitations that are fixable — and some that are not

Editor’s note: Four months after the release of its ChatGPT chatbot, OpenAI unveiled its latest artificial intelligence technology, GPT-4, on… Read More

Seattle Police union objected to use of body-cam analysis tech and alleges officers were ‘spied on’

The Seattle Police Department discontinued its use of an artificial intelligence platform designed to analyze body-cam footage because of pushback… Read More

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More news outlets get caught up in nasty conversations with Bing chatbot over facts

It turns out we’re not the only ones getting into fact-checking fights with Bing Chat, Microsoft’s much-vaunted AI chatbot. Last… Read More

Seattle Police Dept. discontinues use of AI platform to analyze body cam footage and office behavior

The Seattle Police Department has stopped using an artificial intelligence platform designed to analyze police body-cam footage in search of… Read More

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The problem with AI neural networks, and more predictions about the future of technology

Popular methods of artificial intelligence have an “explainability problem” — the inability to see exactly what’s happening between input and… Read More

Microsoft Word gets ChatGPT integration with new ‘Ghostwriter’ third-party add-in

Microsoft says it plans to integrate OpenAI technologies throughout its product lineup, but one entrepreneur has already put ChatGPT into… Read More

ChatGPT goes to college: Here’s how the UW says professors should deal with AI in the classroom

The sudden rise of ChatGPT — the AI-powered chatbot released by OpenAI last fall — has educators across the country rethinking… Read More

ChatGPT coming to Azure: New integration shows how Microsoft will leverage OpenAI partnership

Having trouble reliably accessing OpenAI’s ChatGPT? Microsoft has a solution. The tech giant says it will soon make the generative… Read More

Tech gets religion on AI: Inside the Vatican summit with Islamic and Jewish leaders, Microsoft and IBM

It’s unusual for tech executives and religious leaders to get together to discuss their shared interests and goals for the… Read More

Seattle cybersecurity startup that aims to protect machine learning-based code lands $13.5M

Protect AI, a Seattle startup that sells cybersecurity tech tailored to code that powers artificial intelligence and machine learning programs,… Read More

Toastmasters adopts AI-powered speech analytics technology from Seattle startup Yoodli

Can artificial intelligence strengthen human connections by improving public speaking? That’s the ambition of a new partnership between Toastmasters International… Read More

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AI’s next frontier: AlphaCode can match programming prowess of average coders

Artificial intelligence software programs are becoming shockingly adept at carrying on conversations, winning board games and generating artwork — but… Read More

OpenAI’s ChatGPT bot sparks excitement and concern from investors, entrepreneurs, researchers

“Extremely impressive.” “Incredibly rich.” “Super exciting.” That’s how tech leaders are describing ChatGPT, the new conversational chatbot model released last… Read More

Aizen acquires Kurvv, a Seattle startup that helps predict equipment failure

Bellevue, Wash.-based Kurvv, which sells AI tools that predict equipment failure, is being acquired by Aizen, an AI-focused fintech startup… Read More

Amazon to test facial recognition technology to verify seller identity

Amazon will test facial recognition, forgery detection, and other automated technologies as a new alternative for verifying the identities of… Read More

Why big data is not a priority anymore, and other key AI trends to watch

Artificial Intelligence models that generate entirely new content are creating a world of opportunities for entrepreneurs. And engineers are learning… Read More

LeadScorz, which uses AI to analyze sales leads, lands $5.6M

LeadScorz, an AI-based marketing tool that analyzes digital sales leads, landed $5.6 million in a Series A round to fuel… Read More

New exhibit at Seattle museum explores origins and potential of artificial intelligence

Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry opens a new exhibit this Saturday called “Artificial Intelligence: Your Mind & The Machine.”… Read More

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What octopus intelligence can teach us about artificial intelligence — and aliens

Are intelligent aliens living among us? A newly published novel just might lead you to think so — and in… Read More

AI thrilled the video star: Seattle musician uses unique tech to generate imagery for his song

Someone once famously said that “video killed the radio star.” Forty-one years after that song helped ironically launch MTV, the… Read More

How Microsoft’s AI convinced me to switch to Edge, and where the browser still falls short

I finally broke down and switched to Microsoft’s Edge browser this week on my Windows PC, after many years of… Read More

Phaidra, which sells AI tech to industrial customers, raises $25M from DeepMind co-founder, others

Phaidra, a startup building artificial intelligence tools for industrial customers ranging from vaccine manufacturers to paper mills, raised $25 million.… Read More

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Microsoft’s Project AirSim is pushing drone simulation software to new heights

How do you teach an autonomous drone to fly itself? Practice, practice, practice. Now Microsoft is offering a way to… Read More

Seattle-area community college lands grant from Dell, Intel to launch AI lab

Edmonds College landed $76,000 in grants to build out an artificial intelligence incubator program. The funding will cover AI computing… Read More

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