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Could AI become conscious? Physicists and neuroscientists search for answers

Will artificial intelligence serve humanity — or will it spawn a new species of conscious digital beings with their own… Read More

Is artificial intelligence all that intelligent? AI influencers worry about wishful thinking

What do you get when you put two of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people on artificial intelligence together in… Read More

AI meets M&A: How these former management consultants are upending due diligence

If one promise of artificial intelligence is to minimize mind-numbing business tasks, look no further than the drudgery of doing… Read More

Getting to know ‘Digit,’ the humanoid robot that Amazon just started testing for warehouse work

SUMNER, Wash. — Sitting down recently with Agility Robotics executives to discuss the company’s bipedal humanoid robot, Digit, it seemed… Read More

Writers respond to Marc Andreessen’s AI optimism with their own manifesto: ‘It’s mostly nonsense’

How will “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto,” venture capitalist Marc Andreessen’s paean to economic growth and artificial intelligence, play to a wider… Read More

Is AI overhyped or underhyped? Here’s what techies in Seattle think

Depending on who you ask, artificial intelligence is getting too much attention — or not enough. That was one takeaway from… Read More

Speed read: This new AI-powered tool helps researchers skim through scientific papers

Don’t worry, this article will be short enough to not create a time-consuming task for readers looking to absorb its… Read More

Emmett Watson meets ChatGPT: What if the champion of ‘Lesser Seattle’ could see us now?

The late, great Seattle newspaper columnist Emmett Watson died more than 20 years ago. A lot has happened since then… Read More

Get an AI reality check on ‘The Creator’ — Hollywood’s latest robo-doomsday movie

Over the next 50 years, will humanity become too attached to the artificial-intelligence agents that dictate the course of our… Read More

Agility Robotics will mass-produce humanoid warehouse robots in new Oregon factory

Agility Robotics, which makes humanoid warehouse robots with backing from Amazon and others, announced a Salem, Ore., manufacturing facility that… Read More

Transformational or overhyped? How these geeks at Seattle’s giant ‘Founders Bash’ think about AI

If you were looking for proof that Seattle is an AI hub, you would have found ample evidence on Thursday… Read More

Amazon distinguishes between AI ‘generated’ and ‘assisted’ content in new policy for Kindle authors

Amazon added a new artificial intelligence policy to its content guidelines for authors who distribute their work through its Kindle… Read More

New robots are making Amazon’s warehouses more efficient — can they also make them safer?

AUSTIN, Texas — It’s lunchtime at Amazon’s AUS2, a six-story warehouse set between housing subdivisions and a state highway on… Read More

Reading, writing, and ChatGPT: High school English teachers adjust to the new realities of AI

ORLAND, Calif. — As a new school year begins, teachers across the country are grappling with the rise of generative… Read More

Celebrity clone startup led by veteran entrepreneurs uses AI for 1-on-1 ‘human-like conversations’

Alex Lieberman, co-founder of newsletter startup MorningBrew, gets a lot of inquiries from entrepreneurs looking for advice. But he can’t… Read More

‘Robotics is the future of food’: Artisan pizza restaurant Moto makes automation a key ingredient

When Lee Kindell first started making his Filipino-inspired brand of what he calls “odd pizza,” he was the artisan guy… Read More

Researchers want to put energy hogs like ChatGPT on a diet with more efficient computer chips

ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies are wowing — and sometimes alarming — users with their human-like abilities to carry… Read More

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff joins former colleagues to launch personal assistant AI startup

Spencer Rascoff, Anna Rodriguez, and Tony Small spent years figuring out how to help small businesses convert leads into transactions… Read More

Olis Connect device monitors operation of metal-bending robot

Olis Robotics raises $4M to take systems for remote robot management to next level

Seattle-based Olis Robotics has raised $4.1 million to explore new markets for tools that make it possible to monitor and… Read More

AI on the farm: Ag-tech startups help zap weeds, fertilize crops — but still face challenges with data

Engineers are bringing their talents in artificial intelligence and machine learning to the farm. The Pacific Northwest is home to… Read More

Seattle Mariners owner John Stanton on MLB rule changes, robot umpires, and Shohei Ohtani

John Stanton, the Seattle Mariners CEO and a key figure in the new era of MLB rules, sees a future… Read More

Wildfire startup puts AI-powered eyes in the forest to watch for new blazes and provide rapid alerts

You don’t put out a wildfire with water and flame retardants like you do a burning house. You contain it… Read More

Survey reveals divisions among Americans when it comes to AI use and trust

As artificial intelligence and generative AI continue to dominate the focus of tech companies, American consumer sentiment about AI is… Read More

Allen Institute for AI takes new approach to managing AI risks and promoting transparency

Artificial intelligence is becoming more deeply embedded in our world, enabling all sorts of new possibilities — but also raising… Read More

How Zillow Group is thinking about AI and the future of real estate

More and more companies are using AI and machine learning to boost their businesses. Zillow Group is no exception. “We… Read More

Wizards of the Coast updating artist guidelines after AI art found in ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ book

Wizards of the Coast will update its artist guidelines to prohibit the use of illustrations that were made with generative… Read More

How Seattle startups are ‘supercharging’ internal operations with AI

Generative AI is taking over startup pitches. “Nine out of the 10 meetings that I’m taking right now has something… Read More

Bill Gates-backed startup aims to fight wildfires, drawing on expertise of ex-Amazon drone leader and aviation execs

Data Blanket is a new startup out of the Seattle area developing small fleets of AI-powered drones that can perform… Read More

Seattle startup founders are using generative AI for coding, marketing, and more

Publicly traded tech companies can’t stop talking about AI. But what about smaller startups? I stopped by the opening party… Read More

Generative AI rush sparks new questions, concerns about music and intellectual property laws

When the popular file-sharing platform Napster received a court order to shut down in 2000, lawyers representing the recording industry… Read More