Articles about artificial intelligence – Page 19 of 31

Is AI more threat than promise? Tech developers join activists in calling for new safeguards

It’s much worse to let Darth Vader go free than to keep Luke Skywalker incarcerated. That is the philosophical argument… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hacking for NASA; celebrating Minecraft; and solving a crime

— The ability to travel through the stars is something that we all dream of, but in reality, becoming one… Read More

‘The heart of the building’: AI pumps life into architecture at Microsoft through interactive ‘Ada’

Art and architecture already speaks to us on a multitude of levels. A new installation on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond,… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith cites Boeing crisis as cautionary tale for intelligent machines, calls for AI kill switch

For decades, sci-fi movies have predicted a future in which humans lose control of intelligent machines and chaos ensues. Those… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The science of fear; trends in AI; ‘Embrace Your Weird’; and more

— For most people, clowns represent fond childhood memories. But a surprising number of people are scared of clowns —… Read More

Geek of the Week: A star at Getty Images, Dan Gifford turned from astronomy to computer vision

Growing up, Dan Gifford was encouraged to use both the creative and analytical parts of his brain in a variety… Read More

Pacific Northwest National Lab plays role in federally funded AI research center

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is joining forces with two other research powerhouses to pioneer a new $5.5 million research center… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: AI and faith, a LEGO convention, advice for hardware startups, and more

– Advances in artificial intelligence raise new questions about the future of humanity. But what will AI mean for faith?… Read More

GeekWire Elevator Pitch Ep. 4: CEOs using AI and machine learning make their case in 32 seconds

It’s the last ride to the top for season two of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, the show where entrepreneurs use a… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Show and Tell’ feature for Echo Show enables Alexa to use vision to help blind customers

Amazon’s Alexa isn’t just using voice to provide assistance to users. A new feature called “Show and Tell” enables the… Read More

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Doctor Bot: How artificial intelligence is already changing healthcare, and what’s coming next

Artificial intelligence is at the center of many emerging technologies today, and perhaps nowhere are the implications more meaningful than… Read More

How do drugs interact with supplements? Supp.AI search engine tracks down clues

Physicians and regulators keep close tabs on how different drugs interact. But what about interactions involving dietary supplements? “There’s just… Read More

Kurvv closes $1M seed funding round for AI service designed for small businesses

Artificial intelligence is a big deal for the likes of Amazon, Microsoft and Google — but what about a small… Read More

Fujifilm SonoSite and AI2 team up to add artificial intelligence to ultrasound imaging

A new collaboration between Fujifilm SonoSite and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence aims to use AI to generate better interpretations of ultrasound… Read More

Tech industry warns US immigration policy hurts American competitiveness in AI

A trade group representing some of the world’s largest technology companies is urging governments to rethink their immigration policies or… Read More

Nomad Go raises $2.7M to help brick-and-mortar businesses use AI to level field against online retail

Brick-and-mortar businesses are already up against the wall when it comes to competing against the technology that fuels online competitors.… Read More

Shake it off, Microsoft: Brad Smith book recounts run-in with pop star over failed chatbot ‘Tay’

Nothing like an email from Taylor Swift’s lawyers to get your attention during vacation. That was the case for Microsoft… Read More

How Microsoft got in on the creation of the world’s first whisky formulated with AI

Computer scientists have tried using artificial intelligence to write poetry and compose music, with mixed results. But have they tried… Read More

Allen Institute’s Aristo AI system finally passes an eighth-grade science test

Four years after the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen challenged researchers to come up with an artificial intelligence program smart… Read More

Riding a telemedicine wave, docs trade white coats for the tech life, testing the limits of health care

Dr. Michael Grabinski walks into the room, but he can’t talk yet. “I just picked up a patient,” he said.… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft and other titans face scrutiny in report about killer-robot tech

Dutch activists are voicing concerns about technologies that could open the way for lethal autonomous weapons – such as AI… Read More

Why Big Data is a bigger deal than venture capital in the artificial intelligence game

“Data is the new oil” may be a classic cliche characterizing how important raw numbers are for the computer industry,… Read More

Dimmest bulb on ‘Jeopardy’ is Alexa as Amazon’s A.I. is tasked with turning down the stage lights

Alex and Alexa — it’s a match made in geek heaven. Amazon’s recent sponsorship of the popular television quiz show… Read More

Artificial intelligence scores another victory in diagnosing breast cancer

Human doctors once again fell short of artificial intelligence in a test to accurately diagnose breast cancer, adding yet more… Read More

Amid a rapid rise in AI resource needs, AI2 campaigns to make it easier to be green

The development of ever more powerful models for artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the world, but it doesn’t come cheap. In… Read More

Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI, vows to build AI tech platform of ‘unprecedented scale’

Microsoft will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and work with the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence powerhouse to create a computational… Read More

Allen Institute spinout Lexion lands $4.2M to help companies manage legal contracts with AI

Where there are lawyers, there are paper contracts — lots of them. A Seattle startup has come up with a… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa bumps Bieber and sings duet with pop star Ed Sheeran on new single ‘I Don’t Care’

Bye bye, Bieber. Take it away, Alexa? Amazon’s voice assistant has demonstrated her singing chops in the past, but this… Read More

Microsoft pledges $10M to new initiative to use AI to preserve cultural heritage

Microsoft is making a push to preserve important aspects of cultural heritage around the globe, including languages, historic places and… Read More

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Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott sees ‘mind-blowing’ potential for AI, the cloud, 5G and devices

Kevin Scott is the chief technology officer for Microsoft, a company that built its business on software, but he also… Read More