In the latest column in the «DSI Insights» series, philosopher and ethicist Jana Sedlakova asks what role conversational artificial intelligence should play in mental health care—and makes a ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is permeating more and more areas of life. Scientists at the University of Zurich (UZH) are developing new solutions, but they are also highlighting the ...

On October 2, Zurich becomes the center of the AI world at the AI+X Summit, co-organized by UZH.ai, the ETH AI Center, and ...

A vast majority of media professionals in Switzerland use AI tools in their day-to-day work but do so mostly to support their tasks rather than produce content, according to a study by the ...

The majority of the Swiss public supports scientific research and condemns attacks on science, according to the 2025 Science Barometer survey conducted by the University of Zurich. Most people ...

Modern imaging is contributing significantly in giving us a better and better understanding of how our brains work. In the long term, this will also help us to treat learning disorders in a ...

A centurion wearing sneakers and shades? AI image generators sometimes take serious liberties with history. Researchers in classical studies have now developed a tool that creates images of ...

Lucas Pelkmans and Michael Zering are the masterminds behind Apricot BIO, a University of Zurich spin-off. They developed a process that quickly determines the right medication for cancer ...

A research team headed by the University of Zurich has developed a powerful new method to precisely edit DNA by combining cutting-edge genetic engineering with artificial intelligence. This ...

Many undecided voters use the Smartvote online platform ahead of elections to identify candidates that best match up with their political views. Researchers at the University of Zurich (UZH) ...

AI image generators are like wish fulfillment machines, says Roland Meyer. He is researching how our perception of images is shifting in the digital world and why the political right loves ...

For roughly 400 years, microscopes have allowed us to observe increasingly smaller details. Today’s most advanced instruments can peer deep into living cells, helping researchers study diseases ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the ability to advance precision cancer treatment by using data to predict the course of the disease with greater accuracy. This saves resources and, more ...

Processing, storing and ensuring access to large amounts of data is becoming increasingly important for many researchers. The Data Stewards Network at UZH is there to help them find their way ...

Most people generally are more concerned about the immediate risks of artificial intelligence than they are about a theoretical future in which AI threatens humanity. A new study by the ...

An avatar priest, praying via app and artificial intelligence as a deity: UZH anthropologist Beth Singler researches the interplay between AI and religion.

Distressing news and traumatic stories can cause stress and anxiety – not only in humans, but also in AI language models, such as ChatGPT. Researchers from the University of Zurich and the ...

Artificial intelligence has lately been reshaping nearly every sector of the economy, raising profound questions about the future of work, wealth, and power. Will these advancements enhance the ...

Machines are not yet capable of thinking like we do. But if artificial intelligence evolves further and does everything better than humans can, it raises questions about what that means for ...

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