Generative AI Company in Seattle

Pricing follows the engagement, which is typically one of: a scoped Seattle generative AI proof of concept, a custom production copilot (Expedia trip planner, Zillow listing summariser, Fred Hutch oncology research copilot, Boeing engineering knowledge assistant, Microsoft-stack internal RAG, Costco merchant operations copilot), or full production generative AI systems with multi-step agents, multiple models, fine-tuning, and enterprise integrations. Scope drivers include data audit, a RAG baseline or fine-tuned model, an evaluation harness, MHMD or HIPAA scoping if applicable, and a hosted demo with logging. Seattle rates sit slightly above Austin and at parity with Boston and New York because of the Amazon, Microsoft, and Allen AI talent premium. We quote fixed-fee in USD against a signed scope.

Washington's My Health My Data Act (RCW 19.373), effective March 31 2024 for regulated entities and June 30 2024 for small businesses, is the strictest US consumer health data law outside HIPAA. It defines consumer health data broadly (biometric data, health condition inference, gender-affirming care, reproductive care, mental health, location near a healthcare facility, and any data that identifies a consumer's past, present, or future physical or mental health) and applies to any entity that conducts business in Washington or targets Washington residents, regardless of HIPAA covered-entity status. Obligations include consent before collection, separate authorisation before sale, prohibition on geofences within 2,000 feet of healthcare facilities for targeted advertising, deletion rights, and a published consumer health data privacy policy. Private right of action under the Washington Consumer Protection Act allows triple damages. For generative AI this means any copilot that infers health (a wellness app, a fitness coach bot, a customer support bot answering health questions, a pharmacy assistant) is in scope. We design consent surfaces, deletion APIs, and logging in by default.

Yes, within scope. Boeing (Renton 737 final assembly, Everett 777 and 767 final assembly, Seattle commercial HQ), Aerojet Rocketdyne (Redmond), Blue Origin (Kent), and SpaceX Redmond Starlink operate engineering knowledge copilots, regulatory submission automation (FAA AC 25-19 for transport category airworthiness, MIL-STD compliance), supply chain copilots, and code assistants on Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) under NIST 800-171 Rev 2 (and forthcoming CMMC 2.0 Level 2 for DoD contractors), DO-326A airworthiness cybersecurity, and ITAR (22 CFR 120-130) or EAR (15 CFR 730-774) where applicable. Commercial-only and unclassified work routes through our standard delivery hubs. ITAR or EAR-scoped work routes through US person staffing on US soil and we say so plainly during scoping, including any restrictions on Edmonton or Chandigarh hub involvement. Most engineering knowledge copilot work is commercial-only and routes normally.

Yes. We ship clinical summarisation, discharge note drafting, prior authorisation generation, oncology research copilots, and patient-facing assistants for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, UW Medicine (Harborview, UWMC, Northwest, Valley), Seattle Children's Hospital, Providence (Renton HQ, 51 hospitals across 7 states), Premera Blue Cross, and Amazon Health Services. We sign Business Associate Agreements aligned with each system's template, route PHI exclusively through HIPAA-eligible AWS Bedrock or Azure OpenAI configurations in us-west-2 or West US 2, ship immutable audit logs satisfying 45 CFR 164.312(b), build explicit consent surfaces tied to the clinical workflow, layer the My Health My Data Act controls for any consumer-facing surface, and run prompt injection red-teaming before production push. The FDA January 2025 draft guidance on AI-enabled device software functions and the HHS OCR 2024 AI guidance are mapped into the design pack.

When a project requires genuine research (novel architectures, interpretability, alignment, formal verification, rare-event detection) we scope collaborations with the Allen Institute for AI (AI2), Microsoft Research Redmond, the UW Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science, or Seattle University faculty rather than overselling in-house capability. The AI2 OLMo, Tulu, and OpenInstruct open-weight releases are excellent reference points for any project that values transparent training data and reproducible evaluation, and we will recommend them where they fit. Our core team handles applied engineering, RAG, fine-tuning, eval harnesses, MLOps, and productionisation, which is where most Seattle generative AI projects actually stall. For standard work no academic partner is needed. We will tell you up front which bucket your problem fits into.

Amazon (Seattle), Microsoft (Redmond), Costco (Issaquah), Nordstrom, Starbucks, T-Mobile USA, Expedia Group, and Zillow all run mature vendor security review programs. Amazon and Microsoft procurement typically pulls SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, a populated CAIQ (Cloud Security Alliance Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire) for any SaaS components, a privacy review aligned with Washington Privacy Act and MHMD, and a code-of-conduct attestation. We ship a populated pack with the proposal. For Microsoft-stack clients we route generative AI through Azure OpenAI in West US 2 with Customer Lockbox, Microsoft Purview integration, and a Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty pattern when sovereignty is in scope. For Amazon-adjacent clients we route through AWS Bedrock in us-west-2 with PrivateLink, AWS Verified Permissions, and CloudTrail to a customer-owned S3 bucket. We have shipped patterns that have cleared these programs and we keep the pack updated.

A clinical summarisation copilot at Fred Hutchinson, UW Medicine, Seattle Children's, or Providence scale takes sixteen to twenty-eight weeks from kickoff to production, including HIPAA BAA, MHMD controls, prompt injection red-teaming, and integration with Epic. An aerospace engineering knowledge copilot at Boeing scale takes eighteen to thirty weeks including NIST 800-171 CUI controls, DO-326A airworthiness alignment, and ITAR or EAR scoping. An eCommerce or travel copilot at Amazon, Expedia, Zillow, or Costco scale takes ten to twenty weeks. A gaming NPC or content moderation copilot at Bungie, ArenaNet, Valve, or Niantic Seattle scale takes eight to eighteen weeks. Fixed-fee.

Washington has no individual or corporate income tax, which is one reason Amazon, Microsoft, and the broader cloud sector concentrate here. Washington instead levies the Business and Occupation (B&O) tax on gross receipts (rates vary by classification, 0.471% to 1.75%, with technology services typically falling under Service and Other Activities at 1.75% on receipts over $1M annually, with the 2023 surcharge raising it to 2.1% for top earners over $1M in service receipts and adding a 1.22% workforce education surcharge for select advanced computing businesses). Washington sales tax is 6.5% state plus local (10.35% in Seattle), and the Washington DOR has classified prewritten software and some SaaS as subject to sales tax. Custom software design and engineering labor is generally not subject to sales tax under WAC 458-20-15502. We invoice in USD, accept ACH and wire, provide W-9 documentation, and route international clients through Canadian or Indian entities under treaty.