A successful—and almost uplifting—example of collaboration across law enforcement, government agencies, and businesses against cybercrime is exemplified by the Cybercrime Atlas project. In a sweeping INTERPOL-coordinated operation, authorities across Africa arrested 1,209 cybercriminals who targeted nearly 88,000 victims. The crackdown recovered USD 97.4 million and dismantled 11,432 malicious infrastructures. This operation demonstrates how cross-border collaboration (…)
This SDSC Connect conference explores through keynotes, panels, and case studies how AI can meet clinical needs. It connects researchers, practitioners, and data scientists to foster insight, innovation, and collaboration.
As the speed that articles can be generated has increased with the rise of LLMs, Wikipedia just increased the speed it can delete them. If an article has obvious signs of having been created by an LLM, it can be deleted quickly with only two approvals. I think this is a good way of making (…)
The AI Policy Summit advances to its sixth edition in 2025!
The AI Policy Summit brings together a growing global expert community to foster cross-sectorial and cross-regional collaboration in AI policy, and is recognized as a leading AI policy event in Europe.
From a cryptographer’s point of view, the big breakthrough in quantum computing would be if it can successfully factorize numbers in the 1000-digit range. As it turns out, this is actually quite difficult. The record from 2012 of factorizing the number 21 is still unbeaten! And all reports of factorizing bigger numbers used very, very (…)
This full-day conference explores the potential disruptions caused by the rise of AI agents and their impact on existing systems and structures. Bringing together industry leaders, researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders, the event will facilitate in-depth discussions on the challenges and opportunities presented by AI agents. Participants will assess the risks, examine strategies to mitigate emerging threats, and collaborate on establishing resilient frameworks for responsible innovation.
This event is organized by the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT) at EPFL.
Here’s an interesting take on what happens if security bugs are found in Open Source libraries. Now that more and more of Open Source libraries find their way into commercial products from Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and others, the problem of fixing security bugs in a timely manner is becoming a bigger problem. Open Source projects (…)
Contrary to what the author posits, I don’t think there is anything to fix about social media: it gives people the adrenaline rush they want, and comforts VC money by showing exponential growth. What can be changed is the way we prioritize seeking spaces to hang out with people we like. Mastodon is one such (…)
This article highlights the alarming reliance of critical infrastructure on outdated technology, exposing significant vulnerabilities in essential systems. The need for uninterrupted operation and compatibility requirements presents major challenges to the modernization of these legacy systems, and the costs to upgrade are steep. Yet the potential for catastrophic failure due to obsolete equipment underscores the (…)
As LLM agents become ‘en vogue’, we need to rethink the attacks they open to malicious third parties. Here Simon Willison describes a combination often seen in such agents that will put your private data at risk. Unfortunately, there is currently not much you can do, except be aware that all the data that agents (…)
I was intrigued by this article, as it highlights how war impacts a country’s digital assets – something that is very relevant, yet little discussed, in today’s digitalized world.
This atlas of algorithmic systems curated by AlgorithmWatch CH is a nonexhaustive yet revealing list of algorithms currently deployed in Switzerland, whether to ‘predict, recommend, affect or take decisions about human beings’ or to ‘generate content used by or on human beings.’ The atlas is really eye-opening for me – so many systems that we (…)
Digitale Souveränität und doch bei einem der ‘Großen’ einkaufen? Mit diesem Versprechen sind US-amerikanische Tech-Giganten in den letzten Jahren in Europa werben gegangen. Doch wie passt das zusammen mit dem Versuch der schweizerischen Öffentlichkeit die Details der Rahmenverträge mit dem Bund vorenthalten zu wollen?
It’s fascinating to see the tightrope dance Microsoft is doing with open source. While most of its operating system is closed source, Microsoft actively participates in several open source projects and provides some of its programs under an open source license. Open sourcing is beneficial because it allows security researchers to examine the source code (…)
‘I call it the ‘AI dilemma’: while AI may threaten many jobs, it also serves as an essential tool to mitigate its own impact by boosting re-skilling and upskilling initiatives. I appreciate this article because it demonstrates how agentic AI can be employed in lifelong learning systems to reduce skill gaps, which are in part (…)
A senior official in the Trump administration has withdrawn a proposal that would have prevented data brokers from selling Americans’ personal and financial information, leaving these companies exempt from federal privacy regulations that apply to other companies. It’s puzzling that sharing health data requires strict consent and safeguards, while other personal data can be shared (…)
Should we use the tools that can destroy us to help us? This high-school student developed a tool to flag potential extremists on Reddit and then engage with them to de-radicalize them. According to the student, he never actually employed the chat function on real persons, only on fake accounts. Reddit’s terms forbid using AI (…)
Melanie Kolbe-Guyot und Matthias Finger diskutieren die Notwendigkeit einer umfassenden Datenpolitik für die Schweiz, um das Potenzial von Daten durch klare Regeln und Anreize zu nutzen und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit langfristig zu sichern. Es formuliert 6 Handlungsempfehlungen für die Politik.
In diesem Paper diskutieren Melanie Kolbe-Guyot und Matthias Finger die Notwendigkeit einer umfassenden Datenpolitik für die Schweiz, um das Potenzial von Daten durch klare Regeln und Anreize zu nutzen und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit langfristig zu sichern. Es formuliert 6 Handlungsempfehlungen für die Politik.
Supply chain attacks are improving through automation. Adding new libraries to a software project has always been a point of vulnerability, but now that tools like ‘Cursor’ can add libraries automatically, developers are paying less attention to what gets installed. Some tools add libraries that send API keys of LLMs to attackers and load other (…)
Machine Learning in molecular medicine
November 7th, 2025, 09h00-12h30, EPFL Introduction Agentic AI—capable of autonomously handling tasks, coordinatingworkflows, and interacting with people and systems—continues totransform how organizations operate. Unlock the potential of agentic AI with our course, “Agentic AI Unveiled: Myth, Reality, and Trust.” Designed specifically for decision makers, this 2.75-hour program provides a clear and comprehensive overview of AI (…)
Interested in this theme? Looking to participate or collaborate on an initiative? The increasing prevalence of AI-powered systems and autonomous agents requires a shift in how we approach software development. It is critical to explore technologies, policies, and collaborations that enhance trust in software applications, particularly in an era where AI agents play an active (…)
Interested in this theme? Looking to participate or collaborate on an initiative? In an increasingly digital society, trust in democratic processes, institutions, and identity systems is fundamental to maintaining social stability and governance. Digital democracy relies on resilient e-governance infrastructures such as secure and privacy-preserving digital identities, trusted online platforms for citizen participation and cybersecure (…)
