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Tech accelerator for Washington and Oregon startups encourages underserved applicants

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(Photo courtesy of Devon Horace) RAIN Catalysts , a Pacific Northwest-based nonprofit promoting entrepreneurship for underrepresented groups, is accepting applications for its first tech accelerator. Economic Development Administration, is for tech startups located in Oregon or Washington state.

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Sam Altman’s ouster puts a new twist into OpenAI’s complicated relationship with Microsoft

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GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was as bullish as ever about artificial intelligence and the ChatGPT maker’s latest advances when he spoke Thursday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco. The developer day was an issue. ” One day later, Altman was out.

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

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(Frank Catalano Photo) 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 an event organized by the Washington State Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. That was amazing for my career,” she said.

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Could AI become conscious? Physicists and neuroscientists search for answers

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Can artificial intelligence help humans unravel the mysteries of consciousness and quantum physics? Freshpixel Illustration via Bigstock) Will artificial intelligence serve humanity — or will it spawn a new species of conscious digital beings with their own agenda? That idea is explored in a newly published book.

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Tech Moves: Ada Developers Academy bolsters board; Tune CEO steps down following acquisition; AWS execs promoted

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— Seattle-based Ada Developers Academy, a non-profit, tuition free coding school for women and gender-diverse adults, added four new board members in its quest to expand its impact on the tech industry: Clockwise from top left: Jeffrey Spector, Michele Broderick, Melina Garcia and Justin Beals. Ada Developers Academy Photos).

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Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams CVP joins UiPath; Sage Bionetworks names president; and more

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— Graham Sheldon , former corporate vice president of product for Microsoft Teams, is now chief product officer of UiPath, an artificial intelligence and automation company. Shaw previously spent 23 years at Microsoft, most recently as head of engineering, developer services, in the Azure and AI division. Graham Sheldon.

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Microsoft’s latest OpenAI investment opens way to new enterprise services

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OpenAI has landed billions of dollars more funding from Microsoft to continue its development of generative artificial intelligence tools such as Dall-E 2 and ChatGPT. And as an investor it can expect some return on its capital, although this will be limited by OpenAI’s status as a capped-profit company governed by a nonprofit.