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

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GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Artificial intelligence is a powerful technology that promises to reshape the future, but it also poses many challenges and risks. A new nonprofit, the Seattle-based Transparency Coalition , is aiming to address this issue. Jai Jaisimha and Rob Eleveld are co-founders of the Transparency Coalition.

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Tech Moves: Washington STEM names new CEO; Conversica and Iterable hire marketing vets

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Washington STEM announced Milton Lang as the education nonprofit’s new CEO. Washington STEM is a nonprofit organization focused on statewide education and social change. Conversica provides virtual assistants for revenue teams using conversational artificial intelligence. Milton Lang. Washington STEM Photo).

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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. — Seattle biomedical research nonprofit Sage Bionetworks appointed Luca Foschini as president. Graham Sheldon. LinkedIn Photo).

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 7, 2023

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Seattle film nonprofit SIFF acquires historic theater from Paul Allen estate Seattle film lovers got their Hollywood ending. … Read More Cinerama is saved! … Read More Wood or would not? . … Read More .” … Read More

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Tech Moves: Convoy vet joins Xembly; Seattle climate firm hires Goldman Sachs exec; and more

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Xembly Photo) — Ziad Ismail is now chief operating officer of Xembly , a Seattle startup that offers an artificial intelligence “chief of staff” designed to automate tedious tasks such as meeting notes, scheduling, to-do lists and more. He also worked at Yahoo and Chacha Mobile. Ziad Ismail. Inman Breaux.

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InfluenceMap: Facebook allows climate disinformation ads to flourish despite claims to the contrary

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In a recent report, nonprofit InfluenceMap revealed evidence that Facebook is allowing climate disinformation ads to flourish on its platform. Read More.

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

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LinkedIn Photo) — Jacob Sullivan is now chief product officer at Faculty, a London-based company that builds artificial intelligence systems. Bodnar was previously chief strategy officer at the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), where he founded its Center for Climate-Aligned Finance. Jacob Sullivan.