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Seattle tech leaders launch nonprofit to push for greater transparency in AI training data

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A new nonprofit, the Seattle-based Transparency Coalition , is aiming to address this issue. They decided to found the Transparency Coalition as a nonprofit organization to address these problems through policy advocacy and public education. One effect would be to narrow the scope of AI applications to address specific problems.

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Twitter is launching its new verification policy on January 20th

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Twitter’s revamped verification policy is launching on January 20th, 2021 , after Twitter pressed pause on the formal application process for more than three years. The new policy was refined with input from tens of thousands of user responses after Twitter confirmed in November it would be relaunching verification next year.

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Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft CVP joins Builder.ai as president; Moonbeam hires Seattle marketing vet

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Most recently Torossian was a CVP in the Business Applications group at Microsoft. climate policy, is the new director of the Joint Global Change Research Institute. Torossian’s stint with Microsoft took him to Paris, Singapore, Munich, and finally at Microsoft’s HQ in Redmond more than decade ago in his first corporate VP role.

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MIT is reinstating SAT and ACT requirements for incoming students

The Verge

The nonprofit that administers the ACT admissions test also announced disruptions for students taking that test. We believe a requirement is more equitable and transparent than a test-optional policy.” It asked colleges and universities to be flexible in their admissions processes.

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The 4-day work week is good for business, according to these Seattle startups

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The company still has a four-day work week policy in place. Maurer said inbound job applicants rose exponentially after implementing a shorter week. The policy is to try to respond to customers within 24-to-48 hours, and employees make the call as to when exactly they get back to them. Giuliani conceded that this is a challenge.

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Tech Moves: AWS product head joins Faculty; Bezos Earth Fund hires BlackRock leader; and more

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Sullivan was previously head of product for the AI DevOps group at Amazon Web Services, where he led teams helping customers build and manage cloud-based applications. Bodnar is currently a managing director at BlackRock, where he leads sustainability policy and engagement, and will start his new job in April.

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A global maritime innovation hub coming to Seattle aims to spur entrepreneurship and create jobs

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Maritime Blue , a former Department of Commerce program that is now a nonprofit, has facilitated seven accelerator cohorts over four years with 51 marine-focused startups from the U.S. It will soon start accepting applications for the next round of its Tacoma-based incubator and its original all-purpose accelerator. and abroad.