Apple Expands its AI Offices in Seattle Again. Will it Matter?

For the second time in two years, Apple has expanded the footprint of its offices at Two Union Square in Seattle, Early last year they expanded to make room for the staff from Turi, an AI and machine learning startup that was based there. Earlier this month, GeekWire broke the news that Apple is taking over another floor, growing again to 70,000 square feet of space in the building. This should give them room for between 350 to 475 people. Seattle has become a hub for machine learning and AI research in recent years, so it makes sense for Apple to be a part of the action. The University of Washington has a well-known computer science program and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence is also located there.