Switzerland vies to become Europe's AI hub - CityAM

With approximately 8.6 million people and four official languages (German, French, Italian, and Romansh), Switzerland is uniquely at the heart of Europe but without being a member of the European Union. In global terms, Switzerland does not even enter the top five as an'AI leader'. But when it comes to Europe and its place in the AI race, Switzerland has a claim to be Europe's number one European AI hub (when excluding the UK). From the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva to the Novartis AI Innovation Lab in Basel, Switzerland has been slowly becoming an epicenter of artificial intelligence in Europe. Founded in 1853, the École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is a research institute and university specializing in natural sciences and engineering.