Microsoft invests $400 million in Swiss AI expansion

Microsoft invests 400 million dollars in Swiss AI expansion Keystone-SDA

Microsoft is investing $400 million in the areas of cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) in Switzerland. Among other things, the existing data centres in the Geneva and Zurich regions are being expanded as part of this investment.

Microsoft President Brad Smith told the media in Bern on Monday that the technology company wants to meet the growing demand for cloud and AI services.

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He announced the expansion step together with Economics Minister Guy Parmelin and Microsoft Switzerland CEO Catrin Hinkel.

According to Smith, the investment is also intended to drive forward collaborations in Switzerland, for example with the national network of Swiss innovation parks. Microsoft also wants to expand its collaboration with international organisations in Geneva.

In order to make AI accessible to the general public, the company also wants to promote further education programmes. The aim is to reach one million Swiss citizens by the end of 2027.

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Adapted from German by DeepL/ac

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