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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 with a feature that analyzes video and creates music geared… 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 for new cybersecurity professionals, according to the keynote speaker at… Read More

The UW’s Institute for Protein Design keeps boosting startups, fueling AI-powered science

The University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design is on a hot streak. New studies, companies and spinouts are emerging at a rapid clip from the research hub, propelled by… Read More

10 important questions about the promise and pitfalls of AI

Artificial intelligence is already changing the world. But the full extent of its impact on how we live and work remains to be seen. In the meantime, there are crucial… Read More

AI is boosting drug discovery and development — and sparking questions about proprietary data

The culture of collaboration in the Pacific Northwest, the impact of AI on biopharma, and the shape of new business models driven by AI were all topics at a panel… 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 whatever reason,” former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman wrote at the… Read More

Bezos Earth Fund launches $100M ‘grand challenge’ for AI solutions to climate change

The Bezos Earth Fund on Tuesday announced the creation of a $100 million grand challenge that’s seeking artificial intelligence-powered solutions for climate change and damage to the natural environment. The… Read More

Seattle Public Schools piloting AI software from new startup for students and teachers

Seattle Public Schools (SPS) this month started rolling out new software from a startup called MagicSchool AI that sells generative AI tools to help teachers quickly generate lesson plans, student… Read More

As elections loom, TrueMedia.org releases AI deepfake detector to identify fake content

Seattle-based nonprofit TrueMedia.org released a free AI-powered media verification tool Tuesday to help journalists and fact-checkers detect deepfakes and combat misinformation ahead of upcoming U.S. and international elections. The non-partisan… Read More

Microsoft design exec turns to AI to illustrate son’s book about coping with anxiety

When Microsoft design chief Jon Friedman‘s son Judah needed help with a children’s book he wanted to write, Friedman went from Copilot to coauthor, of sorts. Friedman, a 20-year vet… Read More

‘How do we tame it?’ AI tools are already changing art and illustration in the comic book industry

At this year’s Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, one of the panel discussions brought together several working artists to discuss how the advent of generative AI tools have already… Read More

Illustration: Visualization of AI structure translated into biomolecule

Leading researchers join effort to support responsible AI for biomolecular design

More than 100 researchers — including a Nobel laureate — have signed on to a call for the scientific community to follow a set of safety and security standards when… Read More

Can AI boost clean energy efforts? Tech and policy leaders discuss solutions in Seattle

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Sen. Maria Cantwell met in Seattle on Friday with West Coast tech executives and leaders from national laboratories to strategize partnerships to more quickly… 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 line. “I think about it as the next internet,” said… Read More

Can AI improve your dating game? Startup’s speech analysis tool offers practice and feedback

The days of talking into a mirror to psych yourself up to ask someone on a date have given way to artificial intelligence. Yoodli, the Seattle-based AI-enabled software platform that… Read More

New study on coding behavior raises questions about impact of AI on software development

Software development is one of the early use cases for generative AI. Thousands of companies big and small are already using tools such as GitHub Copilot to speed up how… Read More

Washington issues tech roadmap for educators: ‘AI is here and slowing down isn’t an option’

Washington this week became the fifth state to issue a roadmap to guide educators, students and families in using artificial intelligence in public schools. Rather than banning the use of… Read More

Can AI and a chatbot help smokers quit? New app from Fred Hutch offers personal coaching

Just in time for new year’s resolutions, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is releasing a free app that employs an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to help people stop smoking. Through an… Read More

Scientists are using AI to study bee behavior, zebra movement, and insects on treadmills

The halls at a recent meeting of biologists in Seattle were buzzing with more than just the usual excitement about spiders, bats, bees, elephants and other creatures. Researchers were also… 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 participants. The Global Mentorship Initiative is teaching college students and… Read More

Washington state educators will soon get guidance on using AI as educational tool

The Washington state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) will soon issue guidance embracing artificial intelligence as an educational tool, according to Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal. Reykdal announced… Read More

Valve Software reveals new rules for AI-powered game development on Steam

The developers behind the popular digital gaming storefront Steam have implemented a new set of guidelines that govern the use of AI-powered development tools in new titles released on the… Read More

Wizards of the Coast will adjust generative AI policy for ‘Magic’ following controversy

Blaming an unspecified “vendor,” Wizards of the Coast has admitted that generative AI was used to create a marketing image it posted earlier this month. Now it’s offered a mea… Read More

Portrait of Court Corley, chief scientist for AI at PNNL

Pacific Northwest National Lab’s chief scientist for AI finds links between tech and national security

Bringing artificial intelligence to bear on issues relating to nuclear weapons might sound like the stuff of a scary sci-fi movie — but at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest… Read More

How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played

Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. It may soon be applied to actual gameplay. A recent example came earlier… 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 dad” when commanded and run to the window when asked… Read More

Wizards of the Coast doubles down on generative AI stance, says artists are ‘what makes D&D great’

In response to social media criticism, Wizards of the Coast has released a statement that further clarifies its stance on the use of generative AI in material for the Dungeons… Read More

Startup creates AI Santa, using its tech to facilitate believable voice calls for the naughty and nice

If artificial intelligence is indeed coming for people’s jobs, this week would be a good time to start, to help out the busiest guy on the planet. Fixie, a Seattle-based… Read More

Google’s ‘Gemini’ bridges the AI divide, but artificial general intelligence remains elusive

In the past year, generative AI has taken the world by storm. The pace of advancement has been little short of astounding, with OpenAI — and its partnership with Microsoft… Read More

AI imaging software generates a gallery of stereotypes, say Univ. of Washington researchers

If you’re asked to imagine a person from North America or a woman from Venezuela, what do they look like? If you give an AI-powered imaging program the same prompts,… Read More