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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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.

  • John O'Brien
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  ‘Jeopardy!’ host and WA native Ken Jennings ponders questions big and small

  Ken Jennings hosts the game show "Jeopardy!" where he first came to fame as the highest-earning American game-show contestant. He is also a Washingtonian and the author of eight books, including his latest, "The Complete Kennections: 5,000 Questions in 1,000 Puzzles."

  • Libby Denkmann
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  Microsoft launches $4 billion AI reskilling institute

  Microsoft unveiled a new initiative Wednesday that's intended to bring artificial intelligence skills to millions of people around the world.

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  Will AI collapse the career ladder before new graduates can get on it?

  Economic uncertainty and the rise of artificial intelligence have many wondering whether the bottom rung of the white collar career ladder is about to drop out.

  • Monica Nickelsburg

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