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Amazon launches new AI tools, as Microsoft and OpenAI end exclusive cloud deal

Big changes are underway for the Seattle area’s tech titans. Amazon and Microsoft just rewrote the terms of their partnerships with OpenAI as all three companies charge ahead into the artificial intelligence frontier.
- Monica Nickelsburg
Microsoft cuts OpenAI revenue share in a fresh step to loosen their AI alliance

Microsoft said Monday it will no longer pay a share of its revenue to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, the latest move to untether a close partnership that helped unleash an artificial intelligence boom.
- Associated Press
AI as an attorney? Student uses ChatGPT, Gemini to sue UW over alleged racial discrimination

A California man is using AI as a team of lawyers, claiming colleges who rejected his son's application, including the University of Washington, did so based on racial discrimination.
- Monica Nickelsburg
Bellevue becomes destination for AI companies

Bellevue, Wash., is becoming an artificial intelligence hub as OpenAI and xAI look to establish outposts on the Eastside.
- Monica Nickelsburg
A small town in Central Washington is Microsoft's answer to the data center backlash

Quincy is a small farming town in Central Washington near the Columbia River, home to one of the world’s top french fry producers. It’s also the model for Microsoft’s nationwide data center strategy.
- Monica Nickelsburg
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI

Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
- Stephen Howie
Should WA data centers generate their own clean energy to get tax breaks?

A Washington workgroup is preparing to send recommendations to Gov. Bob Ferguson on balancing sustainability and economic goals when it comes to the AI data center building boom. But one omission has conservationists worried.
- Monica Nickelsburg
As AI threatens white-collar jobs, Washington trade schools are booming

Apprenticeship programs in Washington state have been growing steadily over the past decade, as have pre-apprenticeship tracks in Seattle Public Schools. Now, fears of AI eliminating white-collar jobs are supercharging the shift.
- Monica Nickelsburg
Game over or next level? The generative AI debate in video game creation

Electronic Arts, the video game company that sold for $55 billion this month, has said it's investing heavily in generative AI. Many video game players in areas like Seattle are concerned this trend could put their favorite game developers out of work.
- Joshua McNichols
UW lab spinoff focused on AI-enabled protein design cancer treatments

A Seattle startup company has inked a deal with Eli Lilly to develop AI-powered cancer treatments. The team at Lila Biologics says they're pioneering the translation of AI design proteins for therapeutic applications. Anindya Roy is the company's co-founder and chief scientist. He told KUOW’s Paige Browning about their work.
- Paige Browning

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