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.

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

Ooh, boy, there's been another shakeup on the city council. First-time council member Kathy Moore says she's resigning.

It's the third vacancy in two years on the council. Publicola editor and publisher Erica Barnett is here to give us some insight into what the heck is going on at City Hall.

But first, let's get you caught up.

People who die in King County without financial means or family are laid to rest every few years in a special ceremony.

Today, clergy from various denominations will gather to read the names of each person.

The service begins at 10 a.m. at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Renton, it's open to anyone who wants to pay their respects.

If you have ideas about how Seattle Public Schools should spend its money, you can share at a public hearing on the budget this afternoon.

Seattle Public Schools was facing a

projected shortfall of $100 million for the next school year. The state kicked in some money

to close that gap for now, but school board officials say it's only a temporary fix and the district

still faces major future budget issues. This afternoon's meeting is at 415. You can sign up online to give

public testimony. And check out this new data about Seattle's population. According to the Seattle

Times, the number of people between the ages of 25 and 34 has actually declined in recent years

by about 5%. This is interesting because prior to the pandemic, that

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