Articles about AI – Page 13 of 20

What did the mice say? DeepSqueak uses AI to translate ultrasonic vocalizations

Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine have developed a software program that enlists artificial intelligence to decipher… Read More

Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies go live with AI engine for universal diagnostic blood test

It’s been one day short of a year since Microsoft partnered with Adaptive Biotechnologies to create a blood test with… Read More

Q&A: Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott talks diversity, taking some load off Satya Nadella, and whether the company needs to be cool

A company doesn’t have to be cool to make an impact — just ask Microsoft. The tech giant is, depending… Read More

AI-focused tech studio Hypergiant acquires Seattle-based app developer Black Pixel

Black Pixel, a Seattle-based creative agency that develops apps for ESPN, Twitter, Starbucks, and other top brands, has been acquired… Read More

Robotics manufacturing firm Bright Machines expands to Seattle, hires senior Amazon engineering leader

San Francisco-based Bright Machines is coming to Seattle. The maker of software and robotics systems for manufacturing plans to open… Read More

‘Are you there, God? It’s me, Alexa.’ Tech and religious leaders ponder the future of AI together

Can a computer become God? Or, more to the point, could humans invent AI that can convincingly impersonate God —… Read More

Former MIT and Google researchers raise $5.3M for ‘artificial intelligence compiler’ startup Canotic

Canotic is a new artificial intelligence startup based in Seattle and Berlin that today announced a $5.3 million seed round… Read More

Leading University of Washington professor joins AI2 as artificial intelligence talent wars continue

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence research organizations, has hired yet another… Read More

Microsoft acquires bot studio XOXCO to boost conversational AI offerings

Microsoft has acquired XOXCO, an Austin-based company that builds bots and conversational artificial intelligence tools, the latest in a series… Read More

AI2’s Semantic Scholar spices up academic search engine with blogs, videos and more

You wouldn’t use an academic search engine to look for cat videos — but if there’s a video with cats… Read More

Google kicks off a $25M competition for ideas that promote ‘AI for Social Good’

Google today unveiled a $25 million initiative called the Google AI Impact Challenge, aimed at soliciting and supporting projects that… Read More

Virtual interior designer Stylyze raises cash to transform how shoppers find home decor, apparel

Do you ever get that feeling when you walk into a beautiful home, and wish you had the magic touch… Read More

AI is integral to the future of healthcare — but for now, so are humans

Artificial intelligence has been around for half a century, but it has only recently become a real player in the… Read More

Boeing steps up its focus on ‘Disruptive Computing and Networks’ for aerospace

Boeing is raising its profile on computational frontiers ranging from artificial intelligence to quantum communications by setting up a new… Read More

Voice-first, AI, AR: Three technologies race to again change how we shop

Ecommerce is known for its waves of innovation. From the rise of pure-plays to the advent of multi-channel and subscription… Read More

GeekWire Elevator Pitch Ep. 9: AI startups make case for final spot in entrepreneurial competition

OK, startup fans. It’s time for the final episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, the fun startup competition where entrepreneurs pitch… Read More

Paul Allen enlists machine-learning tools for monitoring wildlife and ecosystems

Paul Allen has made a name for himself as a co-founder of Microsoft, a supporter of artificial intelligence research and… Read More

Microsoft adds AI and mixed reality capabilities to Dynamics 365 business apps as it battles Salesforce

Microsoft is putting some additional horsepower behind its Dynamics 365 business applications, with the addition of new artificial intelligence tools… Read More

How this startup is using robots to write sports news stories for The Associated Press

The next Associated Press story you read about a Major League Baseball game may have been written by a robot.… Read More

Backed by former Google China leader Kai-Fu Lee, OneClick is building an ‘Excel for AI’

Equipped with an experienced founding team and investment from a renowned artificial intelligence expert, OneClick.AI is on a mission to… Read More

Years after patenting the concept, Amazon admits putting workers in a cage would be a bad idea

Warehouse workers confined in cages? That’s the dark vision evoked by an essay delving into the worries that come along… Read More

Teaching the ghost in the machine: How cloud tech experts are managing the rise of AI

When it comes to the breakthroughs that brilliant scientists and engineers are working on in 2018, artificial intelligence technology somehow… Read More

TLDR: A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa, Spin’s uncertain future in Seattle, fighting robots at Seattle Art Fair

Today’s featured stories A more ‘humanlike’ Alexa? Amazon shows off ‘home of the future’ and what’s next for voice AI… Read More

Snowboarding sensation Chloe Kim isn’t worried about the robots taking over

Chloe Kim thinks fears of robots taking over the world are overblown. The 18-year-old snowboarder, who won a gold medal… Read More

AI-powered robotic hand takes top prize at Microsoft Imagine Cup student competition

Confetti littered the stage as one lucky team raised the cup. No, it wasn’t the World Cup, or the NBA… Read More

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee voices concern over impact of AI and automation on jobs

News Brief: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says the coming age of wider automation and smarter artificial intelligence will require upgrades… Read More

Artificial intelligence startup DefinedCrowd raises more cash

DefinedCrowd is raising more investment for its artificial intelligence training platform used by Fortune 500 enterprises across the world. The… Read More

Facebook insists it’s not raiding academia through its research partnerships with top universities

Facebook has in recent months amped up a push to bring in professors from top-notch universities to work on long-term… Read More

Visualizing the cloud: Time-lapse takeaways from the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

Visual strategist Guillaume Wiatr has become a mainstay at GeekWire conferences, partnering with us to sketch out drawings and notes… Read More

Ex-Microsoft COO Kevin Turner emerges at helm of secretive blockchain startup co-founded by former Myspace CTO

Former Microsoft COO Kevin Turner has taken the helm of Core Scientific, a stealthy new blockchain and artificial intelligence startup… Read More