ETH AI Center News

The ETH AI Center participated in Informatiktage 2024, with program centered on the critical theme of (cyber)-security, showcased how augmented reality is revolutionizing operating rooms, challenged attendees with a robot in a labyrinth game, and educated on safety issues of autonomous vehicles with intricate miniature models.

IBM and ETH Zurich announce a Discovery Accelerator Hub within the ETH AI Center, as ETH joins the AI Alliance.

The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and ETH Zurich, in collaboration with their international partners, are launching the International Computation and AI Network (ICAIN) at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2024 in Davos. Its mission is to develop AI technologies that benefit society as a whole, as well as being accessible to all and sustainable, thereby helping to reduce global inequality.

The Swiss Call for Trust & Transparency has today launched a Pilot Gen AI Redteaming Network. The network unites all stakeholders - tech companies and public research institutions alike - to work collectively on disclosing, replicating, and mitigating the most urgent safety issues of generative AI systems. As of mid January 2024, 12 major tech companies have committed to joining forces with the network, thereby significantly advancing AI safety.

ETH Zurich alumni Kevin Sartori and Andreas Guggenbühl returned to the university as Entrepreneurs in Residence. At the ETH AI Center, they supported PhD students to found start-ups based on their artificial intelligence research.

Lindt & Sprüngli, a global leader in the premium chocolate sector, has partnered with EthonAI, a spin-off from ETH Zurich. EthonAI develops software tools that support manufacturers achieving operational excellence using causal AI. Lindt & Sprüngli is leveraging EthonAI's tools to perfect the production of their chocolate and achieve best-in-class performance.

ETH Zurich and EPFL are launching the “Swiss AI Initiative”, whose purpose is to position Switzerland as a leading global hub for the development and implementation of transparent and reliable artificial intelligence (AI). The new Alps supercomputer based at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) provides the supporting world-​class infrastructure.

We are excited to share the key highlights from AI+X Summit 2023, which brought together more than 50 esteemed speakers to illuminate various facets of artificial intelligence.

Christoph Hoelscher (D-GESS), Andreas Wenger (D-GESS), Valerio Mante (D-ITET), Alexandre Refregier (D-PHYS), April Wang (D-INFK), Giorgia Ramponi (UZH), Bernd Bickel (D-ARCH), Verena Zimmermann (D-GESS) joins ETH AI Center Faculty Member.

Together with partners from around the world, ETH AI Center is launching a dedicated platform to discuss pressing questions around AI during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, 15th-19th January 2024. The Swiss Foreign Ministry will be the hosting country partner of this year’s edition.