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The Trump administration has proposed a55% cut to the National Science Foundation.U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, of Washington, and U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen,…

(Runtime 5:43)By Phineas Pope and Lauren GallupPhineas Pope: In Washington State, decisions on the use of technology in the workplace have been made by…

There are only so many things employees get to have a say over in their jobs. Which laptops or messaging app your office uses might not be your call. For a while, decisions on the use of technology in the workplace have been up to management for public workers in Washington state, thanks to a law passed in 2002. But now, some lawmakers want to pass an exemption that would allow public sector employees to bargain on one broad and ever-changing technology — artificial intelligence.

(Runtime :53)New federal legislation has been introduced to crack down on artificial intelligence, or AI.The new bill, nicknamed the COPIED Act, would…

Immigrant-rights advocates are pointing to new findings by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights, raising concerns of how surveillance technology is used in Washington state. The report argues that sharing of license plate data violates the state’s Keep Washington Working Act.The University of Washington Center for Human Rights analyzed data on the use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) by state and local law enforcement agencies obtained through public records requests. The report found that these agencies share this data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol.

A Portland-based organization has developed a digital tool called Wildbook that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to expedite wildlife identification.

Sixty different entities in a salmon recovery project have been collaborating for nearly a decade, trying to solve the mystery of why so many of the juvenile fish die after they swim out to the ocean. Can artificial intelligence help?