🚨 Switzerland is launching a PUBLICLY developed LLM, focusing on compliance with Swiss data protection & copyright laws, and with the EU AI Act. Is this the European way? Should EU countries follow suit?

The LLM will be launched by ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne, and they are framing it as an "LLM built for the public good," as well as a milestone in open-source AI and multilingual excellence

As a 'multilingual by design' model, it was trained on a dataset containing over 1500 languages (around 60% English and 40% non-English languages).

The model is trained on the Alps supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre, and the project leaders stated that its openness will help to stimulate AI-related innovation in Switzerland and beyond.

I found it an extremely interesting example of a publicly sponsored AI development that focuses on European values, including openness and multilingualism, as well as compliance with data protection and copyright laws.

Instead of following Washington's desires and pressures, EU countries should probably look at their neighbors in Switzerland for an example of AI innovation initiatives that take into consideration the European legal and ethical landscape.

Perhaps the Bern Effect?