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

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 (https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/5/winning-the-ai-race-strengthening-u-s-capabilities-in-computing-and-innovation_2)


• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ChatGPT will ‘probably not’ replace Google as top search engine (https://www.geekwire.com/2025/openai-ceo-sam-altman-says-chatgpt-will-probably-not-replace-google-as-main-search-engine/)

• Previously: Microsoft asks Trump to loosen chip export limits (https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-asks-trump-to-loosen-chip-export-limits-to-avoid-giving-china-an-ai-advantage/)

• Bloomberg: Trump plans to rescind AI chip export curbs (https://www.bloomberg.com)


Amazon Web Services Generative AI Adoption Index (https://press.aboutamazon.com/aws/2025/5/generative-ai-adoption-index)


• Generative AI tops cybersecurity in 2025 tech budget priorities, new AWS study finds (https://www.geekwire.com/2025/generative-ai-tops-cybersecurity-in-2025-tech-budget-priorities-new-aws-study-finds/)


With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook.
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