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Swiss researchers find security flaws in AI models

This content was published on Dec 19, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) models can be manipulated despite existing safeguards. With targeted attacks, scientists in Lausanne have been able to trick these systems into generating dangerous or ethically dubious content.

How can we avoid AI being monopolised by powerful countries and companies?

AI has the potential to solve many of the world’s problems. But the wealthiest countries and tech firms may seek to hoard these benefits.

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AI regulations must strike a balance between innovation and safety

This content was published on Dec 19, 2024 What risks do citizens face in countries where artificial intelligence (AI) is not regulated, like Switzerland?

Swiss youth in vocational training seek jobs less prone to automation

This content was published on Dec 16, 2024 In Switzerland and around the world, younger generations are re-assessing their career choices in response to growing automation driven by AI.

Climate change will hit beech forests hard

This content was published on Dec 11, 2024 The future of beech in Europe does not look bright. It will be hit hard by climate change, according to a new study.

New carrier particle discovered for drug transport in the body

New carrier particle discovered for transporting drugs in body

This content was published on Dec 10, 2024 Researchers at the federal technology institute ETH Zurich have discovered particles that can be used to deliver drugs precisely, for example to a cancerous tumour in the body.

The companies behind ChatGPT and Claude have arrived in Zurich

How US heavyweights can help grow the Swiss AI sector

This content was published on Dec 10, 2024 The arrival of AI firms, OpenAI and Anthropic, raises hopes that Switzerland has the firepower to forge a prominent role in the industry.

Seafood can lead to toxic arsenic compounds

This content was published on Dec 9, 2024 Potentially toxic arsenic compounds can form in the human body when seafood is consumed. This is caused by arsenobetaine, which is often found in seafood.

EPFL: a bird robot that jumps to take flight

Swiss team creates bird robot that jumps to take flight

This content was published on Dec 6, 2024 A team from EPFL has created a drone capable of walking, hopping and jumping into the air using bird-like legs.

Two satellites of ESA's Proba-3 mission successfully launched

Two ESA satellites with Swiss technology launched

This content was published on Dec 6, 2024 Two satellites on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 mission have been successfully launched. Swiss technology is on board.

Switzerland inaugurates first quantum computer for commercial use

This content was published on Dec 5, 2024 Switzerland’s first physical and commercially usable quantum computer was inaugurated on Thursday in Basel.

China has become a solar power giant. Aerial view of the Datong Panda Power Plant in Datong, Shanxi Province of China,

China’s solar dominance will ‘push countries to adopt clean technologies’

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 Swiss solar expert Christophe Ballif on the serious challenges – and opportunities – of China’s supremacy, and why Switzerland’s niche solar sector still has a bright future.

Solar energy covers eleven percent of Switzerland's electricity needs

Solar energy covers 11% of Switzerland’s electricity needs

This content was published on Dec 2, 2024 Solar power covers eleven percent of the electricity demand in Switzerland. The industry’s turnover for the current year is around CHF 3.7 billion, as shown by the first ever publication of the Swiss Solar Monitor.

Swiss youth increasingly use AI

This content was published on Dec 1, 2024 A Swiss study finds that one in three young people make use of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT every week.

CERN ends cooperation with institutes from Russia and Belarus

This content was published on Nov 29, 2024 The cooperation agreement between CERN and Russia and Belarus will be terminated on Saturday, as previously announced. The move is a reaction to the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.

Artificial intelligence is part of everyday life for young people

Artificial intelligence is part of everyday life for young Swiss people

This content was published on Nov 28, 2024 Artificial intelligence has rapidly become part of young people’s everyday lives. According to a survey, 71% have had experience with ChatGPT or other programs.

Language distorts information from ChatGPT in the Middle East conflict

Swiss study finds language distorts ChatGPT information on armed conflicts

This content was published on Nov 26, 2024 Millions of people engage with and seek information from ChatGPT and other large language models. But how are the responses given by these models shaped by the language in which they are asked?

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Why attempts at expanding the climate donor base fell flat at COP29

This content was published on Nov 26, 2024 A Swiss proposal to increase the amount of climate finance by getting more countries to pay went nowhere.

AI-powered neurotechnologies raise hopes and fears for health and privacy in Geneva

This content was published on Nov 26, 2024 Neurotechnologies integrating artificial intelligence (AI) can treat diseases such as Parkinson’s but they can also alter the brain and read the mind.