Most discussions about artificial intelligence begin with models. Which model is stronger, faster, cheaper or more capable? For public administrations and private enterprises, however, the decisive question is different: what data does the model reason over, who governs that data, how is it connected to real workflows, and how can every answer be traced back … Read more
Fluency is not reliability Large language models create a dangerous illusion for both public administration and private organizations. They look like universal productivity engines: fast drafting, fast summaries, fast answers, fast recommendations. But speed and fluency are not the same as accuracy, accountability, or institutional reliability. A model can produce a polished paragraph and still … Read more
An approval that changes the scale of ambition The approval of the proposal “Enhancing multilingual foundation models through lexicographic grounding: advancing GlossAPI for Apertus Greek language integration” by the Swiss AI Initiative is more than a welcome grant decision. It is a recognition that Greek should be treated as critical digital infrastructure in the age … Read more
Open standards for documented linguistic knowledge Language corpora have become a foundational infrastructure for linguistics, natural language processing, and contemporary artificial intelligence. The term corpus does not merely denote a collection of texts but implies deliberate selection, structuring, and documentation according to explicit design criteria. Within this context, the Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines provide a … Read more
