Articles about AI – Page 12 of 20

Hey Siri, meet Alexa: Rival AI assistants become neighbors as Apple doubles down on Seattle

For years, fixtures in the Bay Area tech industry have been migrating to Seattle in search of comparable jobs with… Read More

Traffic tech company INRIX approaches its 15th birthday, looks to AI to drive its business

Almost 15 years after INRIX was founded, the traffic technology company has emerged as a rare breed. It is a… Read More

White House rewrites AI research strategy to prioritize public-private partnerships

The Trump administration is updating the Obama administration’s strategy for artificial intelligence to put more emphasis on public-private partnerships like… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: Digital health startups rise in the Pacific NW, fueled by enterprise tech and AI talent

Samir Manjure believes engineers at some of the world’s biggest tech firms are yearning for something more. “What I’m seeing… Read More

Is AI overhyped? Cloud startup CEOs call out proliferation of trendy technology

The world’s biggest technology companies are pouring billions of dollars into developing sophisticated artificial intelligence capabilities, but its usefulness in… Read More

Here’s what every developer at every company needs to know, according to Microsoft’s CTO

Machine learning and artificial intelligence are popular concepts in the tech world, but one of Microsoft’s top executives sees the… Read More

Xnor releases AI2GO, a do-it-yourself software platform for artificial intelligence

Now you too can put a little AI on your device, even if you’re not up on the ins and… Read More

AI researchers say San Francisco’s facial recognition ban just scratches the surface

San Francisco’s board of supervisors took a significant step this week when it voted to ban the use of facial… Read More

Apple-picking robots gear up for U.S. debut in Washington state

Next fall, as you browse the produce section at your local grocery store, pay close attention to the apples. You… Read More

Google says its AI can spot early-stage lung cancer, in some cases better than doctors can

What if deep learning models could detect early-stage cancer more accurately than a veteran radiologist? Google is showing that day… Read More

Algorithms help spot cancer ‘lottery winners’ in new Fred Hutch study

For most patients, a diagnosis of stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer comes with a dire prognosis. But for patients… Read More

Experts from Google, T-Mobile and other tech frontiers weigh in on the future of AI

Artificial intelligence can rev up recommendation engines and make self-driving cars safer. It can even beat humans at their own… Read More

Here’s how Amazon innovation guru Paul Misener uses machine learning at home

Taking advantage of artificial intelligence and machine learning may be part of Paul Misener’s job as an Amazon executive, but… Read More

How Microsoft is opening AI’s algorithmic ‘black box’ for greater transparency

Artificial intelligence can work wonders, but often it works in mysterious ways. Machine learning is based on the principle that… Read More

Microsoft to equip UAE company’s new HQ with ‘virtual AI persona’ in expansion of cloud strategy

Microsoft is outfitting a striking new office building just outside of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with a suite… Read More

Policing AI: Is it a task for government, industry, consumers or all of the above?

It may not yet be clear how societies will guard against the potential downside of artificial intelligence — including algorithmic… Read More

Vote for AI Innovation of the Year: Seattle’s artificial intelligence clout featured at the GeekWire Awards

Artificial intelligence is one of the Seattle area’s fastest-growing tech frontiers, so it only makes sense for the field to… Read More

Turing Award honors a different kind of AI network with ‘Nobel Prize of computing’

The three recipients of the Association for Computing Machinery’s 2018 Turing Award, known as the “Nobel Prize of computing,” are… Read More

Microsoft will be adding AI ethics to its standard checklist for product release

Microsoft will “one day very soon” add an ethics review focusing on artificial-intelligence issues to its standard checklist of audits… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin New Shepard crew capsule

Party like it’s $1,999: Jeff Bezos and Robert Downey Jr. will headline re:MARS fest in Vegas

Amazon didn’t have to look very far for one of the biggest headliners due to appear at re:MARS, the Seattle-based… Read More

Study tracks China’s ‘startling’ challenge to America in artificial intelligence research

China wants to become the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030 — but a new analysis by Seattle’s Allen… Read More

Who’ll serve as AI’s watchdog? Experts trade suggestions at AI2 policy workshop

Do we need a National Algorithm Safety Board? How about licensing the software developers who work on critical artificial intelligence… Read More

3 leadership lessons from Adaptive Biotechnologies CEO Chad Robins

As the CEO of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Chad Robins has shown a knack for turning really good ideas into a viable… Read More

AI2’s Oren Etzioni to entrepreneurs: It’s not too late to ride the machine-learning wave

It may seem as if everyone’s already on the bandwagon for artificial intelligence and machine learning, with players ranging from… Read More

Artificial intelligence — and a few jokes — will help keep future Mars crews sane

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When the first human explorers head for Mars, they’re likely to have a non-human judging their performance… Read More

Xnor shrinks AI to fit on a solar-powered chip, opening up big frontiers on the edge

It was a big deal two and a half years ago when researchers shrunk down an image-recognition program to fit… Read More

White House initiative will boost artificial intelligence research and data-sharing

The White House is moving forward with the American AI Initiative, a set of policies aimed at focusing the full… Read More

Artificial intelligence plays on your team in Iconary, a picture puzzle game from AI2

For decades, the games that put artificial intelligence to the test have been played human vs. machine – whether it’s checkers,… Read More

Super surgeons: Proprio aims to bring computer vision and AI to the operating room

Seattle startup Proprio Vision wants to overhaul how surgeons see. At least, that’s the admittedly ambitious first step toward its… Read More

Amazon launches re:MARS event focusing on AI, as second stage to invite-only MARS

Amazon’s annual invitation-only event on machine learning, automation, robotics and space — known as Mars — has become a high-tech highlight for… Read More