ETH AI Center News

A new strategic partnership aims to foster innovative AI-based solutions to expand medical knowledge and improve healthcare quality, efficiency, and accessibility.

In a significant step forward for AI research and cooperation, the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) and ETH Zurich have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This strategic partnership aims to enhance collaboration on research and programs related to AI, autonomous systems, and software, reinforcing excellence and innovation within these fields.

The AI+X Summit 2024 in Zurich has cemented its reputation as a leading ecosystem event in the AI calendar, showcasing how artificial intelligence continues to redefine the boundaries of innovation, industry practices, and global cooperation.

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.