Link: Switzerland releases its own AI model trained on public data

Switzerland has unveiled Apertus, an open-source AI model meant to rival proprietary alternatives like ChatGPT. The new model aims to be a trustworthy, global standard offering complete transparency in its development.

Apertus, meaning "open" in Latin, is available on the HuggingFace platform where users can access its source code, training data, and model weights.

The open-source model has been trained on over 1,800 languages and is available in two versions, with 8 billion and 70 billion parameters respectively.

According to SWI, Apertus is competitive with prominent models like Meta’s 2024 Llama 3, proving its technical viability.

The creation of Apertus adheres to the European Union's strict copyright laws and voluntary AI code of practice, considering ethical development paramount.

All training data for Apertus was sourced only from publicly available sites that explicitly permit scraping, ensuring respect for digital rights and privacy. #

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