Monica Nickelsburg
AI & Economy Reporter
About
Monica Nickelsburg covers artificial intelligence, tech, and the local economy in the Pacific Northwest.
Monica came to KUOW in 2023. Before that, she spent six years covering the intersection of technology and politics for GeekWire and worked as a digital producer for The Week.
Monica grew up in Los Angeles and got her B.A. in Journalism and History from New York University before landing in Seattle.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Can AI really cure cancer?
In the debate over how fast we should be embracing artificial intelligence, one thing comes up again and again. The claim from tech CEOs that AI can cure cancer. So can it?
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Does AI mean game over for video game developers?
Generative AI has created a cultural conflict so deep, it's sliced the video game industry in two -- like a battle axe through a rotten zombie.
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New AI platform led by Fred Hutch aims to accelerate cancer breakthroughs
A coalition of cancer centers led by Fred Hutch on Wednesday unveiled their plan to use artificial intelligence in the fight against one of the world’s most intractable diseases.
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The human coders hired to mop up AI slop
So-called “vibe coding” allows anyone to type in their idea for an app or website and get the code they need to build it, no technical expertise required. But there’s a hitch: The coding vibes are off.
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The cleanup crew mopping up AI slop
It turns out, handing the keyboard over to a robot can end up costing more time and money than hiring a human to do that work.
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Inside Amazon's surprising settlement
The long-awaited trial between Amazon and the FTC is over... after just a few days. Joshua and Monica sat down to talk about what they heard during the hearings and why they think Amazon might have settled the case so soon.
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Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle lawsuit over 'tricking' people into Prime
Federal regulators say Amazon has settled their lawsuit over whether its web designs have manipulated millions of people into paying for Prime subscriptions that were purposefully hard to cancel.
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'Dark patterns' and the case against Amazon
What are dark patterns? And how could a crack down on them change how we experience the internet?
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How the H-1B visa fee spike will affect WA companies
President Donald Trump has proposed overhauling a key visa program supported by many large tech firms, including Washington-based Microsoft and Amazon.
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Despite tariff headwinds, Brooks Running keeps pace
A combined 40% tariff is enough to make any CEO quake in their sneakers, but Brooks' Dan Sheridan said the company has managed to largely absorb the additional costs because running is having a big moment.
