Switzerland Launches Apertus: One of Europe’s Largest Open Source AI Models
European alternative to Big Tech AI developed by Swiss organizations
Over the past year, Big Tech’s control over AI development has tightened significantly. OpenAI has restricted API access for researchers, Google has limited model customization, and Meta has imposed stricter usage terms on its AI systems.
At the same time, governments worldwide are introducing AI regulations and agreements that could enable greater surveillance, potentially threatening privacy and freedom of speech.
Against this backdrop of increasing control, Swiss researchers just dropped something very interesting. An open source, multilingual AI model called “Apertus” that aims to challenge the dominance of proprietary systems like ChatGPT while prioritizing transparency, accessibility, and ethical AI practices.
