From its Skagit County site and elsewhere, Bellevue-based PACCAR is among companies leading the charge in creating autonomous trucking. Successes could lead to a major shake-up in the freight industry. Unions worry about the loss of trucking jobs.
Seattle and Israel’s AI ecosystem have long had close ties, from Microsoft's and Amazon’s acquisitions of Israeli startups to ongoing academic collaborations. Those ties include a global surveillance network that has also raised concerns among human rights experts. WATCH
An artificial intelligence commission led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is urging the U.S. to boost its AI skills to counter China, including by...
A number of tech companies, many of them far from Silicon Valley, are shrugging off the concerns about the potential militarization of their creations that...
Startups are vying to enhance the lives of those living with mobility challenges by adding artificial intelligence to wheelchairs. The thought is that computer vision...
Google fired the lead of its Ethical Artificial Intelligence team, Meg Mitchell, escalating the turmoil surrounding its AI division after the acrimonious exit of Mitchell's...
The automated intelligence systems of Instagram and Facebook have repeatedly denied ads placed by small businesses that make fashionable clothing for people with disabilities. The...
An online tool targets only a small slice of what’s out there, but may open some eyes to how widely artificial intelligence research —including a...
The robotics lab Boston Dynamics is enhancing its flagship robot to complete more tasks in hazardous work sites, but a video of Spot Enterprise shows...
Federal authorities say a San Francisco company scanned the faces of millions of people without their knowing it. What's needed are clear rules for how...
A new partnership between Bellevue-based Paccar and autonomous-driving startup Aurora Innovation represents a major bet that the future of self-driving vehicles will start with long-haul...
The option on Mercedes-Benz's electric sedan coming this year uses artificial intelligence to learn what functions drivers use most, such as navigation and hands-free phone...
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