Articles about Generative AI

Lessons from Taiwan: How digital tools can help governments regain the people’s trust

This is a story about how digital tools helped government officials regain the trust of the electorate — but it’s… Read More

As Trump spars with Canada, Seattle-area startup embraces talent and customers across the border

As President Trump wields tariffs and strains relations with Canada, Seattle area’s Docugami is strengthening its cross-border ties. The document… Read More

Seattle’s DeltaGen raises $1.2M to market its generative AI tech for streamlining M&A deals

DeltaGen, a Seattle startup offering software that helps companies apply generative AI tools to their processes, has raised $1.2 million.… Read More

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2025 Investment Outlook Panel – Investing In the age of Gen AI

Join us in-person for a lively panel discussion with Seattle’s most prominent financiers as we reflect on the dynamic changes… Read More

‘We live in amazing times’: Smartsheet leader calls AI a ‘gift’ that is transforming how we live and work

Praerit Garg is excited about going to work, thanks to artificial intelligence, which he refers to as “a gift.” The president… Read More

As Americans lose billions of dollars to digital scams, startups turn to AI for solutions

It was a scam you may have heard of. The caller claimed to be a relative in trouble — in… Read More

7 ways AI is solving knotty challenges in climate, marine sciences and agriculture

Among the hype and controversy over artificial intelligence and gen AI tools are experts who are wielding the technology to… Read More

Putting the AI in Apple Cup: Send us your best images of Huskies and Cougars battling

The 2024 Apple Cup college football matchup between the University of Washington and Washington State University has a bit of… Read More

Seattle pioneer in AI weather forecasting helps Nvidia create groundbreaking new prediction tool

It was just five years ago that University of Washington atmospheric sciences professor Dale Durran published a paper with a… Read More

We don’t need AI rolling pins: Food tech experts on the risks and opportunities for AI in the kitchen

Scott Heimendinger, a culinary entrepreneur who helped lead some of Nathan Myhrvold’s Modernist Cuisine projects, has a request for today’s… Read More

These startups are tackling deepfake and digital likeness issues spurred by generative AI

Several new startups in Seattle are taking on one of the most pressing issues in tech: the growing problem of… Read More

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Microsoft, Providence and UW make use of generative AI for digital cancer diagnosis

Researchers at Microsoft, Providence Health System and the University of Washington say they’ve developed a new artificial intelligence model for… Read More

Seattle TV station says enough already with the AI and Photoshop-generated zebra memes

At the risk of beating a not-dead, just-missing zebra, here’s another story about the story that won’t quit this week.… Read More

AI startup’s new tool creates music for video footage without requiring text prompts

Another startup has added a new wrinkle to the growing ways artificial intelligence is affecting content creation — this time… Read More

Generative AI is a dual concern for cybersecurity industry — and will drive increased labor demand

Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword when it comes to cybersecurity — and will be a core driver of demand… Read More

Seattle tech vet calls rapidly growing ‘AI Tinkerers’ meetups the new ‘Homebrew Computer Club’ for AI

Seattle tech veteran Joe Heitzeberg remembers seeing a random, AI-related tweet in September 2022. “Still not enough tinkering happening, for… Read More

Seattle’s Soundry AI creates text-to-sample generator to help prompt enhanced music creation

The news: Seattle-based Soundry AI, a platform that uses generative artificial intelligence to help musicians create samples for songs, is… Read More

Amazon’s latest AI feature will let sellers generate product listings from their existing websites

Amazon will offer sellers the ability to quickly create new product listings using generative AI by providing a URL for… Read More

‘We don’t want to be left behind’: Tech leaders bullish about generative AI amid the hype

The hype around generative AI is persisting among tech leaders despite uncertainty about its value and impact on the bottom… Read More

Washington governor signs executive order to develop guidelines for generative AI use

Washington became the latest state to issue an executive order related to generative AI as government agencies try to keep… Read More

Seattle-area mentoring nonprofit with a global reach adds generative AI to toolkits for job seekers

A Seattle-area nonprofit helping disadvantaged job seekers around the world is adding generative artificial intelligence to the toolkit for its… Read More

Seattle gaming startup Charmed lands $500K and reveals new 3D character design tool

Seattle-based Charmed plans to launch a new AI-powered game design tool this month, which allows for rapid generation of 3D… Read More

AI could make us conversant with critters, unlocking conservation tools – and serious risks

My whippet Roxy is smart. She understands dozens of words and phrases well beyond sit and stay. She’ll “go find… Read More

Longtime gaming leader Jordan Weisman on his new AI-driven game development platform

Veteran Seattle-area game designer Jordan Weisman might be most famous for co-creating the tabletop games BattleTech, Shadowrun, MechWarrior, and Earthdawn.… Read More

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

Seattle releases a generative AI policy to set guardrails around new tech for city employees

The City of Seattle on Thursday released its own policy governing use of generative AI tools in a bid to… 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

Amazon vets raise $12.5M for Griptape, a Seattle startup that helps companies build AI apps

A pair of Amazon alum raised $12.5 million for a new startup that helps enterprises build and deploy secure artificial… Read More

Microsoft vets raise $2M for generative AI tool that helps sales teams gather intelligence on buyers

When Seattle tech vet Samir Manjure made the transition from engineer to startup CEO, one challenging aspect stood out: enterprise… Read More