•Launched in December 2023, the Swiss AI Initiative is the largest global open science/open source effort for AI foundation models, backed by 20M CHF and 10M+ GPU hours.
•It leverages over 800 researchers from 10+ academic institutions and the 'Alps' supercomputer (10,000+ GH200 GPUs) at CSCS to drive frontier AI research.
•The initiative aims to provide transparent, open software, models, and data, fostering trustworthy AI development for Swiss SMEs, startups, and the broader community.
•Launched in December 2023, the Swiss AI Initiative is the largest global open science/open source effort for AI foundation models, backed by 20M CHF and 10M+ GPU hours.
•It leverages over 800 researchers from 10+ academic institutions and the 'Alps' supercomputer (10,000+ GH200 GPUs) at CSCS to drive frontier AI research.
•The initiative aims to provide transparent, open software, models, and data, fostering trustworthy AI development for Swiss SMEs, startups, and the broader community.
