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As a hub for artificial intelligence, the EPFL AI Center leverages the extensive expertise of faculty and researchers across the Institution. It fosters a collaborative environment that nurtures multidisciplinary AI research, education, and innovation.
From task-specific AI to persuasive, are we witnessing a fundamental rift in technology?
On #InsideAI, @marcelsalathe.bsky.social and Bob West discuss LLM persuasion, language bias in AI, and why “machine psychology” may be the next frontier.
Listen here:
open.spotify.com/episode/6j9B...
Our new podcast episode is live!
@marcelsalathe.bsky.social welcomes Eamonn Maguire from
@protonprivacy.bsky.social for a rich discussion on privacy-focused AI and how interdisciplinary thinking shapes resilient tech ecosystems. 🔒
🎧 listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3RiE...
Greetings from Copenhagen! 🇩🇰
We’re at EurIPS with the ELLIS Lausanne Unit after an inspiring UnConference on topics from LLM safety to AI for climate.
We are on the ELLIS Booth - D03-07! Come and say hi!
New EPFL AI Center × AITHYRA collaboration combines AI, computational biology, and bioengineering to accelerate molecular and therapeutic discovery, led by Prof. Bruno Correia 🧬🤝
🔗Read more: ai.epfl.ch/epfl-ai-cent...
📢The 2nd Call for the EPFL AI Center & Swiss AI Initiative Postdoctoral Fellowship is open! Don't miss out!
Open to candidates worldwide (PhD within last 2 years or final-year PhD students) | Deadline: November 3rd
👉More info: epfl.ch/research/fun...
Congratulations to the EPFL team selected for the AI for Math Fund by Renaissance Philanthropy with support from XTX Markets! 🎉
Their project, Document-Level Autoformalization, uses AI to bridge human and machine understanding of mathematics.
🔗 Learn more: ai.epfl.ch/advancing-ma...
#AIforMath
Can a small Swiss lab beat trillion-parameter AI giants?
In our new Inside AI episode, Aldo Podestà of Giotto.ai shares how his team hit #1 on the ARC-AGI reasoning benchmark — with a model 1,000× smaller than Grok 4.
Listen and learn now: open.spotify.com/episode/3n9a...
As summer comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to take a walk down memory lane and highlight the great ELLIS Summer Schools from this year - starting with ELLIS Unit Lausanne 🇨🇭(@epfl-ai-center.bsky.social)
📖 Full recap: https://ellis.eu/news/ellis-unit-lausanne-ai-for-health-summer-school-2025
Switzerland launches a national effort to transform cancer care with AI. NAIPO, a 4-year initiative will build a secure infrastructure for precision oncology — putting patients & data privacy first.
📰 read more: ai.epfl.ch/transforming...
#AIforHealth
Just out on Inside AI: a deep dive into Apertus, the open, multilingual, and transparent LLM developped and trained in Switzerland 🇨🇭 A blueprint for sovereign and responsible AI.
🎧https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/conversation-about-apertus-with-antoine-bosselut/id1788952625?i=1000725756481
EPFL, @ethz.ch and the @cscsch.bsky.social released Apertus today, Switzerland’s first large-scale, open, multilingual language model — a milestone in generative AI for transparency and diversity.
Find out more here: ai.epfl.ch/apertus-a-fu...
@abosselut.bsky.social @icepfl.bsky.social
@marcelsalathe.bsky.social talks with Adrian Cabrera de Luis, CEO of MailMaestro.
They talk about how “seed-strapping” fuels profitability, why small AI teams beat giants, lessons from consulting, startups & fast tech shifts.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5DZJ...
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/c...
EPFL and ETH Zürich are building together a Swiss made LLM from scratch.
Fully open and multilingual, the model is trained on CSCS's supercomputer "Alps" and supports sovereign, transparent, and responsible AI in Switzerland and beyond.
Read more here: ai.epfl.ch/a-language-m...
#ResponsibleAI
Babak Falsafi joins @marcelsalathe.bsky.social to break down the true energy cost of AI ⚡️They talk GPUs, data centers VS cloud computing VS supercomputers, and why AI’s environmental impact is bigger than you think but also solvable.
🎧Tune in shorturl.at/qs3OQ
or here: shorturl.at/pwrKj
EPFL researchers are working with the Swiss National Park to track animal behavior in the Alps using AI and camera traps. 🏔️🦌
Their new dataset is a first: richly annotated, multi-view, and multimodal—supporting species ID, behavior tracking & conservation.
👉 More here: actu.epfl.ch/news/ai-moni...
What if we could design proteins like we generate images or text? Stef van Grieken and his company Cradle is doing just that and that could change the world beyond drug discovery...
🎧 Listen to the fully story on our podcast, Inside AI
open.spotify.com/episode/6Uhi...
@marcelsalathe.bsky.social
Dr. Véronique Suttels performs a smartphone-connected ultrasound on a symptomatic Beninese patient – 2025 EPFL/Véronique Suttels – CC-BY-SA 4.0
While tuberculosis is treatable, it still kills 1.3M people every year in sub-Saharan Africa.
EPFL + CHUV have teamed up to fight back with Ultr-AI: an AI-powered lung ultrasound tool that screens for TB.
📱 Portable. Affordable. Works with a smartphone.
👉 ai.epfl.ch/ai-making-it...
#AI4Health
Many AI models speak dozens of languages, but do they grasp cultural context? 🗣️🌍
The INCLUDE benchmark from EPFL's NLP Lab and @cohereforai.bsky.social reveal that there is still a gap...
👉 Find out how benchmarks like INCLUDE can help make AI truly inclusive: actu.epfl.ch/news/beyond-...
or here on Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/c...
In this new #InsideAI episode, @marcelsalathe.bsky.social chats with Anton Osika, CEO of Lovable. They talk about LLMs & product acceleration, security in AI coding and scaling in Europe’s startup scene.
Tune in here on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2FOh...
#AI #LLM #Startups #TechEurope
⏳Two weeks left to take advantage of the early bird rate for our ELLIS Summer School!
Join us and learn from leading experts in the fields of AI and biomedicine!
👉 Information and registration here: www.epfl.ch/research/dom...
@icepfl.bsky.social #AIforHealth #Biomedicine
Robots telling dad jokes, octopus consciousness, digital assistants raising our kids?
Tune in for a mind-bending #InsideAI episode with
@nachristakis.bsky.social Dig into human-AI hybrid systems that challenge how we collaborate and interact. 🤖
🎧Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/c...
New #InsideAI episode just in! 🎙️
@marcelsalathe.bsky.social and @bunnech.bsky.social have a conversation at the intersection of life and computer sciences.
They discuss how AI can transform personalized treatment and smarter diagnostics. 🦠🔬
🎧Tune in: open.spotify.com/episode/3sPB...
#AIforhealth
Could AI enable the next big breakthrough in biology? 🔬
@bunnech.bsky.social & @stephenquake.bsky.social present the Artificial Intelligence Virtual Cell, a bold project transforming how we study life at the cellular level.
Listen here👉 erictopol.substack.com/p/the-holy-g...
#AI4Science #AI4Health
🚀 The Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon is back! 🚀
Join us April 23-25 at EPFL, Lausanne to tackle real-world healthcare & life sciences challenges with clinicians, researchers & data experts!
👉 Info & projects: lnkd.in/eenFbzR4
📝 Register by April 4: lnkd.in/eGEvHpuu
#Hackathon #AI #LifeSciences
The latest issue of Dimensions magazine is out and its focus is GenAI. 🔍 👀 Gain insights from EPFL's experts on geopolitical landscape, regulation, its impact on health, education and our environment. Grab a copy on campus or here:
English: www.epfl.ch/about/news-a...
How are AI and LLMs changing education for more adaptive and engaging learning experience?
Join us on Friday March 21st for an interactive workshop exploring the latest research in AI-driven learning, in collaboration with the EPFL ML for Education Lab
👉 Register here: epflaiteam.ch/events
First speakers announced for our ELLIS Summer School 🤩 👉 www.epfl.ch/research/dom...
📅 July 7–11 2025 @ EPFL Campus
🎯 For PhD, postdocs & ML professionals in biomedicine
📃Apply now and grab the early-bird rate until April 30th
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