Venture Beast

MARCH 31, 2021

Windfall, a startup developing a data science platform for nonprofits, has raised $21 million in venture capital. Read More.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

A few weeks ago on the show , Oren Etzioni, a University of Washington computer science professor and longtime artificial intelligence specialist, hinted at a secret project in the works.

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Venture Beast

MARCH 30, 2021

McGovern Foundation will merge to launch an initiative to promote nonprofits' adoption of AI. The Cloudera Foundation and Patrick J. Read More.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 15, 2023

That was the response from Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi ‘s teenage son after seeing OpenAI’s ChatGPT for the first time — immediately recognizing two of the core questions for students, teachers, and the K-12 education system in the era of generative artificial intelligence. “That’s what’s about to happen.”

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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. Devon Horace, director of the RAIN Tech Accelerator. The free and virtual 10-week program, funded by the U.S.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

JULY 28, 2023

As lawmakers and others work to address privacy, security, and bias problems with generative artificial intelligence (AI), experts warned companies this week that their tech suppliers won’t be holding the bag when something goes wrong — they will. To read this article in full, please click here

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

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. Less than two weeks later, the OpenAI board removed him from the position.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

But there are also plenty of health- and disease-related issues that no one has been enticed to solve with an artificial intelligence algorithm. Sage Bionetworks , a Seattle nonprofit, this month launched OpenChallenges , a free website where people offering and participating in biomedical challenges can find new events and match-ups.

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GeekWire

MARCH 26, 2024

Nonprofit hospitals are required to provide programs that discount or even waive bills for patients that meet certain income criteria, but the assistance can be difficult to find and apply to. Goodbill uses artificial intelligence to examine claims and medical records, and human reviewers verify the analysis.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The nonprofit Mars Society is getting set to take the next giant leap in its mission to support Red Planet exploration and settlement, by establishing a Mars Technology Institute to develop the tools and processes those settlers will need. The institute would be structured as a nonprofit organization, funded by tax-deductible contributions.

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GeekWire

APRIL 22, 2024

No one has been identified and prosecuted for creating the graphic and sometimes violent images of Swift using artificial intelligence tools. (Certifi AI Photo) In January, pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift were viewed by millions of people on X and other social media platforms before the sites took action.

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GeekWire

MARCH 24, 2024

. … Read More Microsoft names DeepMind co-founder and former Google exec as its new CEO of AI Microsoft added some big names to its AI leadership Tuesday with the hiring of Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of DeepMind and a former Google vice president of artificial intelligence, to lead a new organization called Microsoft AI.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

(GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) The New York Times filed a lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the companies of copyright infringement for training artificial intelligence models on millions of articles published by the newspaper.

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GeekWire

MARCH 2, 2021

David Bley , a Seattle Foundation board member who was previously Pacific Northwest director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will become interim CEO of the nonprofit community foundation while it searches for a permanent replacement. Truveta was established by 14 U.S. The Seattle Foundation, which had $1.14

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GeekWire

JANUARY 19, 2022

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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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Amazon is making a $15 million donation to Code.org to help the Seattle nonprofit launch a new Advanced Placement computer science programming course aimed at underrepresented groups of students. The company previously committed $10 million to the nonprofit in 2017. Amazon’s $15 million donation will be paid over three years.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 16, 2023

Some believe the technology can enhance the learning experience by letting teachers “model the concepts they want students to understand,” and provide preliminary feedback on students’ work, noted Ben Talsma , a learning solution specialist for an education nonprofit. Others have already created apps to do this.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

students in foundational computer courses are female, according to a new annual report out Wednesday from the educational nonprofit Code.org. Artificial intelligence : The report calls for developing policies for the “effective and responsible teaching of AI.” Only 31% of U.S.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

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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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

… Read More Seattle tech vet applies design, communications experience in seeking safer city streets Drawing on his expertise in communications and human centered design, Seattle technology veteran Josh Holland is now working for Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, a nonprofit working to make city streets a safer place to walk, bike, and roll.

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GeekWire

JULY 13, 2023

Spectio uses artificial intelligence to address common pain points that occur while using these tools, such as communication and documentation. SeaCiti, a nonprofit of the Washington Technology Industry Association that aims to help tech workers create local impact, hired Terrence Stevenson as director.

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Venture Beast

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The nonprofit consortium MLCommons has released a massive, license-free dataset for speech recognition system development and testing. Read More.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Amazon introduced a home robot called Astro, under development for the past several years, using artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to operate autonomously in the home. Gates Foundation poached Washington STEM CEO, then gave nonprofit $100K to find a replacement. … Read More. … Read More.

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GeekWire

MAY 14, 2023

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

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GeekWire

JANUARY 11, 2023

— 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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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Dogra’s focus on all of those things sharpened after she attended Stanford University’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Outreach Summer Program in 2017, the summer after her freshman year at Interlake High School. Photo courtesy of Archika Dogra). “I gave it a shot,” Dogra said.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 30, 2023

We've all seen a movie or TV show where, in the future, our technologies have become so advanced that machines and Artificial Intelligence begin to take over the world. In many cases, albeit fictional, the machines prosper over humanity thanks to the ever-expanding capabilities of AI. Those that don't will be left behind."

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Venture Beast

OCTOBER 7, 2020

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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GeekWire

JULY 21, 2023

(BigStock Image) The ethical and legal implications surrounding the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and generative AI tools such as ChatGPT are sure to impact companies, consumers and courtrooms in the coming years. AI’s Evolving Legal, Regulatory & Ethical Landscape.”

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Venture Beast

APRIL 9, 2021

Continual learning might offer a path toward more human-like AI, the members of nonprofit research group ContinualAI believe. Read More.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 25, 2022

Thanks to a flood of satellite data and the rise of artificial intelligence tools, the market for location intelligence services is growing — and one of the pioneers in the field is changing its name from Critigen to Locana to reflect that growth. So is artificial intelligence. Locana Photo).

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Vox

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Lauren Tamaki for Vox Whittaker, the president of Signal, is also asking hard questions about artificial intelligence. New technologies can help connect us, but too often they come at a steep price: our privacy. The cost of constant interconnection is the threat of unwanted surveillance. Meredith Whittaker knows that all too well.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Engineers based in the JPMorgan Chase tech hub work on technologies including cybersecurity, cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Technical specialties in high demand in the Seattle region include cloud and DevOps, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and automation, she said.

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GeekWire

MARCH 28, 2023

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. Ziad Ismail. and Nashville.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Phenome Health uses artificial intelligence to analyze DNA sequencing information along with “phenomic” data, such as electronic health records, self-tracking data from wearables, and clinical samples from the blood, saliva and microbiome. Phenome Health is also nurturing two potential spinouts.

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GeekWire

JUNE 28, 2023

Microsoft says its related Generative AI Skills Grant Challenge will support nonprofit, social enterprise, and academic or research institutions that use generative AI for social and economic good. The skills initiative includes what Microsoft calls the first Professional Certificate on Generative AI in online learning.

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Dataconomy

JULY 27, 2023

When given the chance, the Frontier Model Forum is eager to lend its expertise to current national and global programs like the G7 Hiroshima process, the OECD’s work on artificial intelligence risks, standards, and social effect, and the US-EU Trade and Technology Council.

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