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AI boom and D.C. hot mics: OpenAI and Microsoft go to Washington, Amazon surveys the field

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4.4116 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence takes center stage in business technology spending, in Washington D.C., and in the global tech power struggle.

We break down a headline-grabbing U.S. Senate hearing on AI and U.S.–China competitiveness, featuring testimony from Microsoft’s Brad Smith and OpenAI’s Sam Altman. There was also a fun Seattle tech callback in the form of a hot-mic moment from Sen. Maria Cantwell during Sen. Ted Cruz's opening statement.

Plus, we dive into a new global survey from Amazon Web Services showing just how quickly companies are making generative AI their top tech priority — even ahead of cybersecurity.

U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation

Amazon Web Services Generative AI Adoption Index

With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

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0:21.3

These things really drive a big leap forward in personal productivity and organizational

0:26.1

productivity. You know, I liken it to having an Ironman suit in many ways. And then I think

0:30.4

for personal learning, it's like having access to the matrix without all the messy wires.

0:34.8

While wearing an Ironman suit.

0:42.9

Welcome to Geekwire.

0:44.8

From geekwire.com in Seattle.

0:45.8

I'm Todd Bishop.

0:46.8

And I'm John Cook.

0:50.2

We are coming to you from Seattle, where we get to report each day on what's happening around us in business, technology, and innovation.

0:53.3

What happens here matters everywhere

0:54.7

and every week on this show. We get to talk about some of the most interesting and important

0:58.6

stories in the news. Coming up later on, we'll be talking with an Amazon Web Services Executive

1:04.2

about the surprising results of a survey that Amazon did about artificial intelligence and you'd be surprised that some

1:12.4

of the budget decisions that companies out there are making related to AI.

1:16.5

So that's coming up later on in the show.

1:18.3

But first, John, I got to tune in to a U.S. Senate committee hearing today.

1:24.4

We're recording on Thursday featuring Brad Smith, Sam Altman, Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell.

1:32.9

I'm sure a lot accomplished.

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