Tag: EPFL AI Center

The myth of neutrality in Generative AI

Published:23.03.26 — As part of the Week of Action Against Racism, EPFL is exploring the issue of algorithmic discrimination. Ahead of a public conference on campus dedicated to the topic, we’ve taken a closer look at the “black box.”

“AI, good servant, bad master”

Published:10.02.26 — AI is making its way into every aspect of our lives, but how ready are we to adopt it, and under what conditions? A report published in French by the EPFL AI Center, in collaboration with the University of Geneva, presents both the perceptions of a sample of French-speaking population of Switzerland and the recommendations of a citizen’s assembly.

Transforming cancer care with Artificial Intelligence

Published:17.09.25 — A new national initiative aims to develop a secure, Swiss-hosted infrastructure to enable AI-enhanced precision oncology across Switzerland while ensuring sensitive and personal health data remains protected.

Apertus: a fully open, transparent, multilingual language model

Published:02.09.25 — EPFL, ETH Zurich and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) released Apertus today, Switzerland’s first large-scale, open, multilingual language model — a milestone in generative AI for transparency and diversity.

A language model built for the public good

Published:09.07.25 — This summer, EPFL and ETH Zurich will release a large language model (LLM) developed on public infrastructure. Trained on the “Alps” supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), the new LLM marks a milestone in open-source AI and multilingual excellence.

Switzerland and AI: tiny but mighty

Published:13.06.25 — While the US and China battle for AI supremacy, Switzerland is charting a different course – one that prioritizes quality over scale, public-private collaboration, and ethical AI development.

Seeing our reflection in the AI mirror

Published:12.12.24 — Attributing human traits to machines is nothing new, but with the rise of generative artificial intelligence, anthropomorphism is taking on a new dimension. This trend raises crucial philosophical and ethical issues, while redefining our relationship with technology.