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artificial intelligence

No-code AI: Former Microsoft and Salesforce execs reveal new ‘machine teaching’ startup Intelus

Machine learning is the common basis for modern artificial intelligence, using large amounts of data to build AI models that… Read More

WellSaid and Five9 make bots sound more like humans when they take your call

Earlier this year, Seattle-based WellSaid Labs helped create an AI disk jockey with a voice that sounds like it’s coming… Read More

New list highlights 40 top startups solving business problems with artificial intelligence

Four Seattle-area companies made a list of top private companies building business applications with artificial intelligence and machine learning. The… Read More

Amazon and UCLA speakers

Amazon partners with UCLA on science hub focusing on AI and its social impact

Amazon and UCLA are launching a research hub that will draw upon industry and academic research to address the social… Read More

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This bot plays hot tunes: Super Hi-Fi and WellSaid Labs use AI to create a lifelike DJ

As he turns from a Foo Fighters tune to the Smashing Pumpkins, Andy sounds just like your typical alternative-rock DJ… Read More

Execs from GitHub and Microsoft Azure invest in new AI startup that helps devs build intelligent apps

The news: Spice AI, a new Seattle startup that aims to help developers quickly build AI-powered software applications, raised a $1… Read More

Microsoft will put government and police contracts through independent human rights review

Microsoft will commission an independent human-rights review of its technology contracts with government and law enforcement agencies, seeking to address… Read More

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Want to improve your public speaking? This startup’s AI tool aims to give you a silver tongue

If you’re intimidated by the prospect of giving a speech, going through a job interview or doing a wedding toast,… Read More

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The latest chapter in a 100-year study says AI’s promises and perils are getting real

A newly published report on the state of artificial intelligence says the field has reached a turning point where attention… Read More

Seattle startup Tignis raises $1M to accelerate release of high-tech tools for manufacturers

Tignis, the Seattle startup that deploys artificial intelligence and machine learning to help manufacturers, utility companies and smart buildings monitor… Read More

Veteran software engineer launches AI startup Hal9 while battling long COVID and pandemic concerns

Is there ever really a good time to launch a startup? That’s the question Javier Luraschi was asking and sort… Read More

Report details how Alaska Airlines is using AI to better map flight routes and save time and fuel

If you’ve ever stared out the window of a passenger plane, or tracked your flight as it moves across the… Read More

Washington state universities will lead AI research institutes funded by National Science Foundation

The University of Washington and Washington State University are adding artificial intelligence research institutes thanks to $40 million in funding… Read More

Reconstruction of brain cells

Scientists share a wiring diagram tracing connections for 200,000 mouse brain cells

Neuroscientists from Seattle’s Allen Institute and other research institutions have wrapped up a five-year, multimillion-dollar project with the release of… Read More

AI2 spinout MajorBoost uses artificial intelligence to help medical providers deal with insurance calls

A new health-tech spinout from Seattle’s Allen Institute for AI (AI2) aims to reimagine how doctor’s offices and insurance companies… Read More

WellSaid software

WellSaid Labs raises $10M to boost its synthetic voice business, fueled by AI

WellSaid Labs will have a lot more to say in the years ahead, thanks to $10 million in new investment… Read More

ManipulaTHOR at work

ManipulaTHOR training software from AI2 gives virtual robots a hand — and an arm

You can lead a virtual robot to a refrigerator, but you can’t make it pull out a drink. This is… Read More

NBA using Microsoft cloud and AI to power ‘CourtOptix’ and bring enhanced stats to fans

The NBA is tapping the power of its partnership with Microsoft to deliver advanced analytics that offer insights into shots,… Read More

27 years after death of Kurt Cobain, group uses AI software to create a ‘new’ Nirvana song

The death of Kurt Cobain 27 years ago today left fans of Nirvana forever wondering what new music the celebrated… Read More

Seattle-area legal tech startup Advocat wins top prize of $200k at San Diego Angel Conference

Advocat Technologies, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup which uses artificial intelligence to guide research and drafting for enterprise legal departments, took… Read More

Amazon releases surprise Alexa app for Microsoft Xbox, with voice controls and video features

Amazon is bringing new voice control capabilities to Microsoft’s gaming consoles with the surprise release of a new “Alexa for… Read More

Washington state lawmakers seek to ban government from using discriminatory AI tech

Washington state could become a national leader in regulating the technologies of the future, thanks in part to a bill… Read More

Amazon adding AI-equipped cameras to delivery vans to monitor safety, sparking privacy concerns

Amazon delivery drivers keeping their eyes on the road will have Amazon keeping an eye on them as the company… Read More

Retired UW computer science professor embroiled in Twitter spat over AI ethics and ‘cancel culture’

The University of Washington computer science department denounced comments made online by a retired professor over a debate about AI… Read More

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President Trump signs an executive order guiding how federal agencies use AI tech

President Donald Trump today signed an executive order that puts the White House Office of Management and Budget in charge… Read More

Microsoft donates $7.5M to Code.org to help students learn about AI concepts and ethics

Code.org is teaming up with Microsoft again, this time to help K-12 students learn about artificial intelligence. The Seattle nonprofit,… Read More

Bobby Cannavale and Melissa McCarthy

‘Superintelligence’ in Seattle: AI researchers do a reality check on a movie that adds romance to tech

Seattle, Microsoft and the field of artificial intelligence come in for their share of the spotlight in “Superintelligence” — an… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Archika Dogra discovers how she can use tech to make a positive impact

Back in middle school, Archika Dogra considered herself a “humanities kid” who didn’t have a lot of interest in science,… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: AI that writes your emails; a Seattle tech visionary; trivia challenge returns

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: OthersideAI thinks it can help you be more productive… Read More

Ted Chiang

Science-fiction master Ted Chiang explores the rights and wrongs of AI

What rights does a robot have? If our machines become intelligent in the science-fiction way, that’s likely to become a… Read More

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