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Listening: Swiss universities set up new AI institute
The federal institute of technology ETH Zurich and federal institute of technology Lausanne (EPFL) are to step up collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence by founding the Swiss National AI Institute (SNAI).
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This institute will offer a national perspective on research, education and innovation in AI, with a particular focus on transparency, open source and trust, the two federal universities wrote on Thursday.
The SNAI will benefit from the expertise of over 70 professors specialising in AI across the country, they said.
Together, researchers will develop the first large national AI model in Switzerland (a model with a particularly large and diverse data set), as well as others to support their research objectives.
Currently, only a few hundred people globally have the expertise needed to develop the largest AI models, according to the press release.
The SNAI will also focus on training AI specialists for academia and industry, with the aim of expanding the talent pool, which will in turn benefit the local economy.
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“The results will strengthen Switzerland’s competitiveness in AI research and development,” says Pierre Dillenbourg, EPFL Vice-President for Academic Affairs, quoted in the release. “Our efforts will pave the way for new applications that will benefit Swiss industry and society as a whole.”
In addition to funding from the ETH Zurich Board, the SNAI and its projects will be supported by contributions from ETH Zurich, EPFL, and third-party funds.
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