Our guest this week is someone who is experimenting every day with AI, pushing the capabilities of the existing tools and technologies: Kevin Leneway, principal software engineer at the Pioneer Square Labs startup incubator in Seattle. He talks about the tools he's using across his personal and work life, and how they're transforming the process of innovation and creativity. He also shares details about a new project he's been working on, an AI coding assistant called JACoB.

Hosted by GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop.

Our guest this week is someone who is experimenting every day with AI, pushing the capabilities of the existing tools and technologies: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kleneway/">Kevin Leneway</a>, principal software engineer at the <a href="https://www.psl.com/">Pioneer Square Labs</a> startup incubator in Seattle. He talks about the tools he's using across his personal and work life, and how they're transforming the process of innovation and creativity. He also shares details about a new project he's been working on, an AI coding assistant <a href="https://www.jacb.ai/">called JACoB</a>.
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Experiments in AI, with Kevin Leneway of Pioneer Square Labs

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we get a deeper understanding of ADHD and neurodivergence in the tech industry and the workplace. Our guest is Brett Greene, a tech community leader in the Pacific Northwest who specializes in this field in his work with companies and individuals as an executive coach.

Related links
Find a list of ADHD Resources on Brett Greene's website, brettgreenecoaching.com.
Upcoming event: ADHD Strategies for Tech Founders and Investors: Understanding and Leveraging Neurodivergent Team Members for Maximum Success, July 18 in Bellevue, Wash.
Brett Greene is founder and CEO of New Tech Northwest.

With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop; edited and produced by Curt Milton.

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we get a deeper understanding of ADHD and neurodivergence in the tech industry and the workplace. Our guest is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettgreene/">Brett Greene</a>, a tech community leader in the Pacific Northwest who specializes in this field in his work with companies and individuals as an executive coach.
Related links
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<li>Find a list of <a href="https://brettgreenecoaching.com/resources/">ADHD Resources</a> on Brett Greene's website, <a href="https://brettgreenecoaching.com/">brettgreenecoaching.com</a>.</li>
<li>Upcoming event: <a href="https://www.newtechnorthwest.com/new-tech-events/adhd-strategies/">ADHD Strategies for Tech Founders and Investors</a>: Understanding and Leveraging Neurodivergent Team Members for Maximum Success, July 18 in Bellevue, Wash.</li>
<li>Brett Greene is founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.newtechnorthwest.com/">New Tech Northwest</a>.</li>
</ul>
With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop; edited and produced by Curt Milton.

ADHD and the tech industry: Understanding the different 'operating systems for the brain'

As the creator and host of the "Startup Project" podcast, Seattle-area tech senior product manager Nataraj Sindam talks with a wide range of investors and entrepreneurs, contributing to his broad perspective on the future of artificial intelligence, investing, startups, and business technology. He's also author of the Above Average email newsletter, and venture partner with Incisive Ventures.

Our topics this week include: 
The opportunity to apply the power of large language models and generative AI to the larger world of business-to-business applications, including services tailored to workflows in specific industry verticals. 
How AI will drive a massive increase in data centers in the next 5-10 years to meet increased demand for compute and storage, and will require new "intelligence layers" in cloud infrastructure.
The opportunities and challenges for startups to compete with large tech companies in developing foundational AI technologies, and where tech investors are focusing when it comes to AI startups.
The different incentives in a traditional startup approach (focusing on getting to a minimum viable product) vs. long-term AI moonshots, exemplified by former OpenAI leader Ilya Sutskever's new venture.
Apple's efforts to integrate AI into its applications and operating systems, and the tradeoffs between the Apple ecosystem and the more wide-ranging Windows/Android platform approach.
In the return of our "My AI" segment, we discuss a useful way to quickly get a summary of YouTube videos using the Copilot sidebar in the Microsoft Edge browser.

With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop. Audio editing and production by Curt Milton.

As the creator and host of the <a href="https://thestartupproject.io/episodes/">"Startup Project" podcast</a>, Seattle-area tech senior product manager <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/natarajsindam/">Nataraj Sindam</a> talks with a wide range of investors and entrepreneurs, contributing to his broad perspective on the future of artificial intelligence, investing, startups, and business technology. He's also author of the <a href="https://above-average.beehiiv.com/">Above Average</a> email newsletter, and venture partner with <a href="https://incisive.vc/">Incisive Ventures</a>.
Our topics this week include: 
<ul>
<li>The opportunity to apply the power of large language models and generative AI to the larger world of business-to-business applications, including services tailored to workflows in specific industry verticals. </li>
<li>How AI will drive a massive increase in data centers in the next 5-10 years to meet increased demand for compute and storage, and will require new "intelligence layers" in cloud infrastructure.</li>
<li>The opportunities and challenges for startups to compete with large tech companies in developing foundational AI technologies, and where tech investors are focusing when it comes to AI startups.</li>
<li>The different incentives in a traditional startup approach (focusing on getting to a minimum viable product) vs. long-term AI moonshots, exemplified by <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/19/openai-co-founder-ilya-sutskever-announces-safe-superintelligence.html">former OpenAI leader Ilya Sutskever's new venture</a>.</li>
<li>Apple's <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/06/introducing-apple-intelligence-for-iphone-ipad-and-mac/">efforts to integrate AI into its applications and operating systems</a>, and the tradeoffs between the Apple ecosystem and the more wide-ranging Windows/Android platform approach.</li>
<li>In the return of our "My AI" segment, we discuss a useful way to quickly get a summary of YouTube videos using the Copilot sidebar in the Microsoft Edge browser.</li>
</ul>
With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop. Audio editing and production by Curt Milton.

AI, VC, and the next big opportunity in tech, with 'Startup Project' host Nataraj Sindam

It was a big week for cybersecurity for Seattle's tech giants. Microsoft President Brad Smith was in Washington D.C., testifying before the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee about the Redmond company's security challenges. Listen for highlights at the end of the show. 

Meanwhile, Amazon held its annual AWS re:Inforce cloud security conference in Philadelphia.The rise of AI has added some big new wrinkles to the issue of cybersecurity, and AI was one of the main topics in a conversation that I had a few weeks ago with one of the people who keynoted the AWS event this week, Steve Schmidt, Amazon's chief security officer.

Hosted by Todd Bishop; edited by Curt Milton.

It was a big week for cybersecurity for Seattle's tech giants. Microsoft President Brad Smith was in Washington D.C., <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/kB2GCmasH4c?si=A1o4FjSHpCuR0rdY">testifying before the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee</a> about <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2024/congressional-hearing-will-pit-microsofts-actions-vs-words-in-public-grilling-over-security-failures/">the Redmond company's security challenges</a>. Listen for highlights at the end of the show. 
Meanwhile, Amazon <a href="https://reinforce.awsevents.com/">held its annual AWS re:Inforce cloud security conference</a> in Philadelphia.The rise of AI has added some big new wrinkles to the issue of cybersecurity, and AI was one of the main topics in a conversation that I had a few weeks ago with one of the people who <a href="https://youtu.be/skH3Q90llss?si=9b19EFgngezU80H6">keynoted the AWS event this week</a>, Steve Schmidt, Amazon's chief security officer.
Hosted by Todd Bishop; edited by Curt Milton.

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