The next wave of AI startups in Seattle could be born just above the waters of Elliott Bay. “AI House,” a first-in-the-nation hub designed to bring entrepreneurs, investors, students and… Read More
Come unleash the power of the Pacific Northwest through the lens of a music video! This AI-driven jam session will explore Seattle’s unique energy—from its untamed landscapes and thriving industries… Read More
Gradial, a Seattle startup that uses AI agents to help marketing operations teams increase productivity, raised $13 million in new funding, the company announced Monday. The Series A round was led… Read More
As artificial intelligence has rapidly grown into something that can make us better at our jobs, there’s ongoing debate over whether we should be using AI to actually land those… Read More
Artificial intelligence is already doing some heavy lifting for us at work. Now the technology is being used to help us lift weights during a workout. AI is just one… Read More
Understanding bias in workplace communication, whether it’s in job descriptions, performance feedback or elsewhere, was a founding objective of Textio, the Seattle-based augmented writing startup. Co-founder Kieran Snyder stepped away… Read More
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are turning into requirements for space operations, and Amazon Web Services is optimizing its products to reflect that view, according to the former Air Force… Read More
The promise and potential of artificial intelligence to be more than just a disembodied voice or text bubble took another colorful step forward with the official launch of Tolan, an… Read More
Three veterans of Zillow Group who helped turn the Seattle real estate company into a tech powerhouse have joined forces to launch a new startup that relies on generative AI… Read More
This is a story about how digital tools helped government officials regain the trust of the electorate — but it’s not a science-fiction tale about a future Reunited States of… Read More
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sounded more bullish than ever about the potential for artificial intelligence on the company’s earnings call this week. “We think virtually every application that we know… Read More
Paxton, a Bend, Ore.-based legal tech startup, raised $22 million to fuel growth of its AI-powered platform, the company announced Wednesday. The Series A funding was led by Unusual Ventures,… Read More
Microsoft says it’s generating revenue from its artificial intelligence products and services at a rate of $13 billion annually, exceeding the $10 billion run rate that the company foreshadowed previously.… Read More
Praerit Garg is excited about going to work, thanks to artificial intelligence, which he refers to as “a gift.” The president of product and innovation at Smartsheet, Garg is spearheading the… Read More
A University of Washington study on how artificial intelligence systems portray teenagers found that the systems’ reliance on media coverage about teens led to strong negative responses. Information School doctoral… Read More
A new AI model from WellSaid Labs will let users guide the emotions, pitch, and pace of AI-generated voice clips in the same way as a human director would coach… Read More
How do you take notes? What do you do with them? If you’re like most people, your system might feel “good enough,” but deep down, you suspect there’s room for… Read More
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, Seattle-area software developer and AI entrepreneur Patrick Husting of Ghostwriter AI and the Equestrian App returns to talk about the evolution of artificial intelligence… Read More
Microsoft is looking to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week as a catalyst for Windows users to upgrade to new PCs running the latest version of the… Read More
As artificial intelligence chatbots are popping up to provide information in all sorts of applications, University of Washington researchers have developed a new way to fine-tune their responses. Dubbed “variational… Read More
If you’ve never woken up to find a raccoon hanging out on your living room carpet, let me tell you from first-hand experience that it’s a surprise best avoided. One… Read More
Have the risks of artificial intelligence risen to the point where more regulation is needed? Cognitive scientist Gary Marcus argues that the federal government — or maybe even international agencies… Read More
A new report from Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) offers a deep dive on the state’s artificial intelligence ecosystems, highlighting how Washington stacks up against the rest of the country… Read More
A Seattle tech veteran who was Washington state’s first chief privacy officer is the co-founder of a startup using artificial intelligence to help legal professionals predict the likely outcome of… Read More
Washington state — a region once blessed with an overabundance of clean, affordable power thanks to its hydroelectric dams — can no longer make that claim. Energy use is surging… Read More
The founders of GemaTEG Inc., a startup based in Bellevue, Wash., didn’t intend to make a system for precisely controlling the temperature of data center microprocessors when they started dreaming… Read More
Some say artificial intelligence will be humanity’s greatest helper. Others warn that AI will become humanity’s most dangerous rival. But maybe there’s a third alternative — with AI agents achieving the status… Read More
Science can reward its practitioners with thrilling eureka moments — with an emphasis on “moments.” A lot of research is slogging through experiments that don’t always work, wading through research… Read More
Our guest this week on the GeekWire Podcast is Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who says he has never been as excited about anything in his career as he is about… Read More
What’s next for AI, and what are the main technical hurdles to overcome? That was one of the questions we asked when working on our deep dive into Microsoft’s history… Read More
