Hi, I'm Monica Nicholsberg, co-host of KUOW's economy podcast, Booming.

Microsoft President Brad Smith's favorite catchphrase of the moment is,

AI is the electricity of our age.

The next great general purpose technology.

So what does that mean for all of us?

On the latest episode, I spoke with a tech historian to find out what lessons we can learn from the last time a truly revolutionary technology took over the world.

Listen to booming on the KUOW app or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now.

Good stewardship of our public lands is important,

especially now that the federal government has cut some workers. It's public land. You are allowed to go.

Anybody who wants to visit is allowed to be on public land. W.T's role in facilitating that is ensuring that the people who go know how to do it

in the most responsible way. Coming up, we'll talk with Anna Roth from the Washington Trails Association

about ways to steward the state's forest land on one of Washington's most popular trails.

But first, let's get you caught up.

Thank you. But first, let's get you caught up. Seattle City Council's Public Safety Committee has two big votes tomorrow.

First, they'll vote to officially appoint Seattle Police Chief Sean Barnes to his position.

Barnes has been on the job in an interim role since January.

The committee will also vote on an ordinance that would up penalties for graffiti that damages property. Graffiti is already a

gross misdemeanor in Seattle. Under the new plan, Taggers could be fined $1,000 per violation

and would have to reimburse the city for the cost of materials and labor to remove it.

The Seattle Sounders play their last match of the Club World Cup this afternoon.

This will likely be their last match in the tournament after two losses against Budapogo

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