Articles about Jacob Colker

As Washington state’s AI task force winds down, the debate over how much to regulate is far from settled

Washington’s AI task force wrapped up two years of work with the state’s first AI laws on the books and its broader recommendations stalled in the Legislature. At a panel marking the end of the effort, consumer and labor advocates pushed for stronger rules while AI startups warned about the cost of complying. Read More

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Amazon’s next big business, Satya Nadella’s DIY app, and a VC’s rallying cry for Seattle tech

Microsoft and Amazon both beat cloud expectations this week, and Microsoft’s headcount fell for the first time since 2016. Also on the show: Satya Nadella builds a dashboard out of a Morgan Stanley analyst’s own report, Jeff Bezos names Amazon’s fourth pillar and AI House’s Jacob Colker makes the case for Seattle tech. Read More

Watch: A venture capitalist’s passionate speech — a rallying cry, really — about Seattle

AI House co-founder and managing director Jacob Colker may be Seattle’s number one cheerleader. In posts on LinkedIn, panel discussions and recent news stories, Colker is reminding Seattleites that this is a pretty special place. Read More

Seattle’s AI2 Incubator rebrands as AI House, and adds key investor as managing director

The incubator was founded in 2014 inside the Allen Institute for AI — the Seattle research institute created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen — long before artificial intelligence became a household term. Its mission has been to help founders with the early work of company building. Read More

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Cleveland’s mayor, Seattle’s future: A conversation about what happens when a city’s economy shifts

GeekWire brought Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Seattle tech veteran Charles Fitzgerald together on the phone Thursday after a guest column warning Seattle not to repeat Cleveland’s past mistakes sparked a big response — including from Bibb himself. What followed was a constructive conversation about what cities should do when the ground shifts beneath them. Read More

Jacob Colker

As Washington state’s AI task force winds down, the debate over how much to regulate is far from settled

Watch: A venture capitalist’s passionate speech — a rallying cry, really — about Seattle

Seattle’s AI2 Incubator rebrands as AI House, and adds key investor as managing director

Cleveland’s mayor, Seattle’s future: A conversation about what happens when a city’s economy shifts

‘I’m tired of that narrative’: Seattle VC pushes back on tech exodus talk

AI2 Incubator launches $80M fund as it doubles down on real-world AI applications in Seattle and beyond

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