🤝 Unlocking Human-AI Synergy: The Next Frontier A recent meta-analysis (https://lnkd.in/ds87siyX) by researchers from MIT highlights some intriguing findings. On average, human-AI teams underperform compared to the best of either humans or AI working alone. However, when humans outperform AI in a task, combining their efforts can yield significant performance gains. Tasks involving creation (e.g., generating content) showcase positive collaboration outcomes, while decision-making tasks often see performance losses. This emphasizes the need to optimize task design to harness the strengths of both humans and AI. . 🔍 A Call for Research and Innovation The study underscores the importance of further research into task-specific collaboration and innovative processes that enhance synergy. This is the key to unlocking AI's potential in solving complex societal challenges. 💡 Let's rethink how we design and deploy human-AI systems. The future of technology lies in collaboration, not competition. #ArtificialIntelligence #HumanAI #Innovation #Collaboration #AIResearch
SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence
Research Services
SCAI is a national competence center for the development and implementation of augmented intelligence.
About us
SCAI is a national competence center focused on developing and democratizing “augmented intelligence”. Our mission is to “Empower Human Sustainability in the Age of AI" by merging human and artificial intelligence to champion well-being, privacy, and autonomy while ensuring that our technological advancements prioritize security and resilience, always placing humans at the heart of progress. Everybody talks about digital transition and regulation. We work on human transition. Our founding members include: The University of Bern, , the University of Fribourg, Bern University of Applied Sciences (BHF), HES-SO Fribourg.
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2023
- Specialties
- Künstliche Intelligenz, Augmented intelligence, AI, and Human sustainability
Employees at SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence
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SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence reposted this
J'ai eu le plaisir d'être présent à la première édition de la conférence QualiExcellence360 et ce fut un événement vraiment formidable dans le joli commune de Tolochenaz. Mon point de vue préféré est venu d’Isabelle Chappuis, du SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence, qui a mentionné que la première ligne de défense dans un pays, c’est l’éducation ; et quand il s’agit d’IA, les gens ne le savent pas ou sont dans le déni. Félicitations Thierry Bonjour, Andreas Sutter et à l'équipe!
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Notre directrice Isabelle Chappuis a participé au AI Policy Summit de Zurich, organisé par l’ETH Zürich et RegHorizon ! Si un #CERN de l’IA voit le jour un jour, nous à SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence voulons faire partie de l’aventure!! 😉
Member of the Swiss Parliament. Economist. Independent Board Member. Author. Keynote speaker.
"To regulate or not to regulate AI?" Cette question fondamentale, et l'idée audacieuse d'un futur "CERN de l'IA" ✨, ont animé nos échanges à l'AI Policy Summit aujourd'hui. Alors que la Suisse réfléchit à sa régulation de l'IA - attendue pour la fin de l'année - nous devons voir plus loin. Les collaborations et réseaux internationaux en IA sont nombreux, mais il manque un véritable hub physique d'excellence, à l'image du CERN. Car non, l'IA ne se développe pas dans des nuages dématérialisés, mais bien dans le monde physique, avec des infrastructures réelles et des équipes concrètes. Et pourquoi pas chez nous??? La Suisse a tous les atouts pour créer et accueillir un tel Centre de recherche : neutralité reconnue, stabilité politique exceptionnelle, écosystème de recherche incroyable et capacité d'innovation unique. 😎 À l’heure où le monde change très très vite, ce n’est pas le temps de penser en terme de dépenses, mais d'investissements stratégiques. C'est ainsi que notre pays s'est toujours distingué : en osant des projets ambitieux qui façonnent l'avenir. Évidemment on devrait intégrer à ce projet de CERN de l’IA, la notion de #durabilite #humaine à l’ère de l’IA, telle que nous la concevons à SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence … mais ça je n’ai pas encore eu le temps d’en parler… 😉 Merci Ayisha Piotti, RegHorizon et ETH Zürich pour l’organisation et l’invitation! #Moonshot #research #AI #CERN
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Our Senior Researcher, Mira El Kamali, discussed AI opportunities and challenges and how to use it responsibly at Women In Digital Switzerland event. She showcased some of the exciting projects we’re working on at SCAI. https://lnkd.in/e7-MheSF
Commencez petit, soyez curieux et familiarisez-vous avec l'IA ! 🤝 Hier, nous avons accueilli les Women In Digital Switzerland dans nos bureaux de Lausanne et avons été très inspirés de voir tant d'inclusion et de diversité dans le monde du travail ! Ce fut une occasion de discuter de l'IA avec Elmira Gazizova, Product Marketing Manager chez keyIT sa et Mira El Kamali, Data Scientist chez keyIT sa et Senior Researcher au SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence. Grâce à Anna Shilikbayeva, Alina Ispas et Alessia Robusto, nous avons aussi exploré les opportunités et les défis de l'intelligence augmentée, qui pourrait créer 69 millions de nouveaux emplois, mais 83 millions pourraient disparaître. D’où l'importance cruciale de l'upskilling et la requalification des compétences. Comme Mira l’a bien dit, l’IA ne remplacera pas les gens, mais ceux qui utiliseront l'IA remplaceront ceux qui ne l'utiliseront pas. Comme la calculatrice, l’IA deviendra finalement une collaboration.
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Our Senior Researcher, Mira El Kamali, will be speaking on Generative #AI and #Ethics! Organised by Women In Digital Switzerland! 📍 Lausanne 📅 Thursday, 10.10.24 ⏰ 18h30 Join us for what promises to be an insightful and dynamic discussion on this important topic, in a fantastic venue FELFEL - Good Food at Work! 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁—𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! ⬇️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/eYV84V2S #WomeninDigital #HumanSustainability #SCAI Isabelle Chappuis | Ornella Vaccarelli | Denis Lalanne | Women In Digital Switzerland
What are you doing on Thursday? Meet us at the WDS Lausanne Chapter hosted by FELFEL - Good Food at Work for a panel discussion on innovation and integrity in the AI space. With Gen AI rapidly disrupting our daily life, let's talk about its successful applications at workplace as well as ethical concerns and responsible use. WHEN: Thursday, 10 October, 2024 - 18:00 - 21:00 WHERE: FELFEL, Rue des Terreaux 3, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland 18:00 - 18:30 - Welcome Drinks & Networking 18:30 - 20:00 - Roundtable With Experts 20:00 - 21:00 - Q&A, Aperitif and Networking Our speakers: Elmira Gazizova, Product Marketing Manager at keyIT sa Elmira focuses on bridging technology and customer needs, she leads product marketing efforts to launch and scale tech services. Mira El Kamali, Data Scientist at keyIT sa and Senior Researcher at SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence Mira develops technologies that prioritize human-centered approaches. She holds PhD in computer science HCI (conversational agents for coaching in various domains) and Masters in computer engineering. #WDS and our Lausanne chapter leads Anna Shilikbayeva, Alina Ispas and Alessia Robusto are looking forward to welcoming you! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eYV84V2S
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Mira El Kamali and Elmira Gazizova, experts in both industry and academia, will be diving into the challenges and opportunities that come with leveraging GenAI in a responsible and ethical way. 🤖💡 From ensuring transparency and fairness to addressing bias and data privacy, their roundtable discussion aims to spark insights into how we can shape a future where AI empowers us while respecting the values that matter most. https://lnkd.in/e-rRNqqR
What are you doing on Thursday? Meet us at the WDS Lausanne Chapter hosted by FELFEL - Good Food at Work for a panel discussion on innovation and integrity in the AI space. With Gen AI rapidly disrupting our daily life, let's talk about its successful applications at workplace as well as ethical concerns and responsible use. WHEN: Thursday, 10 October, 2024 - 18:00 - 21:00 WHERE: FELFEL, Rue des Terreaux 3, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland 18:00 - 18:30 - Welcome Drinks & Networking 18:30 - 20:00 - Roundtable With Experts 20:00 - 21:00 - Q&A, Aperitif and Networking Our speakers: Elmira Gazizova, Product Marketing Manager at keyIT sa Elmira focuses on bridging technology and customer needs, she leads product marketing efforts to launch and scale tech services. Mira El Kamali, Data Scientist at keyIT sa and Senior Researcher at SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence Mira develops technologies that prioritize human-centered approaches. She holds PhD in computer science HCI (conversational agents for coaching in various domains) and Masters in computer engineering. #WDS and our Lausanne chapter leads Anna Shilikbayeva, Alina Ispas and Alessia Robusto are looking forward to welcoming you! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eYV84V2S
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SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence reposted this
Member of the Swiss Parliament. Economist. Independent Board Member. Author. Keynote speaker.
Breakthrough vs. cognitive manipulation? However amazing AI's persuasive capabilities may be for healthcare (and indeed, across virtually every field imaginable), they also present a significant risk of #mass #cognitive #manipulation. And it raises numerous important questions such as: ➡️How do we maintain #individual #agency in medical decisions (but not only) as AI becomes ubiquitous? ➡️ What #safeguards can prevent the misuse of AI's persuasive power in healthcare? And in general? ➡️ In this new era, what does #cognitive #integrity mean, and how do we protect it? And ultimately: Who decides what is #RIGHT and what is #WRONG? As we are working on an upcoming AI regulation in Switzerland (and everywhere in the world) we now need answers to these questions …. Thoughts? SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence | Mira El Kamali | Ornella Vaccarelli
AI’s power to convince is 🤯. I think it could fundamentally reshape #health and #prevention. If it can convince people to abandon conspiracy theories, surely it can convince them to adopt healthier habits?
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AI is a tool. It is neither good nor bad. But it is not neutral. Like knives. 🔪 Last week, our Director Isabelle Chappuis was invited to discuss AI regulation and transparency at an event organized by Nadja Braun Binder, Florent Thouvenin, and Liliane Obrecht. The organizing team presented their remarkable work and white papers. Together with Angela Müller from AlgorithmWatch, they discussed the need for greater transparency and emphasized placing human rights at the core of AI—"#safe #by #design." They also highlighted the irreconcilable gap between the lightning-fast pace of AI disruptions and the slow pace of legislation. 🐌 National Councilor Gerhard Andrey brilliantly illustrated how Big Techs are disrupting not only technology but the entire economy. Our worker- and small business-based society is being reshaped, with productivity gains increasingly concentrated among tech giants. In this turmoil, whether you like it or not, #human #transition will be the biggest challenge. Thank you Forschungsstelle für Digitalisierung in Staat und Verwaltung (e-PIAF) Isabelle Chappuis | Ornella Vaccarelli | Mira El Kamali | Denis Lalanne | Jean Hennebert | Elena Mugellini
Was hat KI mit einem Butterbrot zu tun? 🍞 Das erfuhr ich gestern an der Präsentation zum Forschungsprojekt "Nachvollziehbare Algorithmen: ein Rechtsrahmen für den Einsatz von KI" in Bern. Die anwesende Nationalrätin Isabelle Chappuis verglich KI mit einem Küchenmesser: Das Messer sei ein wichtiges Werkzeug, um ein Butterbrot zu schmieren. Gehe man nicht sorgfältig damit um, bestehe aber Verletzungsgefahr. Um "Verletzungsgefahren" beim Einsatz von KI in Staat und Unternehmen zu verhindern, entwickelten Nadja Braun Binder, Florent Thouvenin, Liliane Obrecht und Stephanie Volz im Projekt Lösungsansätze und veröffentlichten White Papers zu folgenden Themen: 👉 Transparenz in Staat & Unternehmen 👉 Datenschutz 👉 Diskriminierung 👉 Manipulation Wie Nationalrat Gerhard Andrey meinte, sei das Ergebnis eine Innovation für sich. So ist zu hoffen, dass sich der Bundesrat bei seiner mit Spannung erwarteten Auslegeordnung zum Regulierungsbedarf von KI eine (Brot)Scheibe davon abschneidet! 🍞 Forschungsstelle für Digitalisierung in Staat und Verwaltung (e-PIAF) Public Sector Law
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SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence reposted this
Last year, as generative Artificial Intelligence exploded in popularity, I launched a High-Level Advisory Body to examine how to share the benefits of this extraordinary technology while addressing its challenges. This advisory group was the first of its kind in the AI space – a geographically diverse, gender-balanced group bringing together experts from governments, the private sector, civil society and academia. As they share their Final Report, I commend the breadth of their recommendations, which include creating: ◼️ an International Scientific Panel on AI – to promote common understanding on capabilities, opportunities and risks; ◼️ a Global Dialogue on AI Governance at the UN – to anchor AI governance in international norms and principles, including human rights; ◼️ a Global Fund on AI for the Sustainable Development Goals - to bridge the AI divide; ◼️ an AI Capacity Development Network – to boost AI capacities and expertise, particularly in developing countries; ◼️ a Standards Exchange – to foster technical compatibility; ◼️ a Global Data Framework – to enable flourishing local AI ecosystems, and a small AI Office at the United Nations – to assist in all these initiatives. I fully support these recommendations, which provide a blueprint to build on existing efforts and together, shape an international AI architecture that is inclusive, agile, and effective. https://lnkd.in/e-DKuaSq
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#AIRegulation The Australian government has unveiled #mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI, along with a #voluntary safety standard for organizations using AI. These measures aim to strengthen #transparency, #accountability, and #human #oversight in AI systems, particularly those with legal impacts or potential to cause physical harm. ➡️ What’s fantastic is also the promotion of #voluntary #standards to help leaders better assess and manage the potential impacts of AI (human, technological, environmental, business models, etc.). ☹️ PROBLEM? The AI market is in chaos - we call it the „AI Wild West“ : lack of clarity, uninformed decisions, and an alarming gap between companies' good intentions and their actual practices. 😀 SOLUTION? Adopt voluntary standards now for better AI governance. This will boost market trust, improve practices, and ensure AI works in everyone's best interest. At SCAI – Swiss Center for Augmented Intelligence, we are working on it! 😉 Ornella Vaccarelli | Mira El Kamali | Denis Lalanne | Ursula Oesterle | Laura Tocmacov | Philippe Richard | Bobjoseph Mathew | Laurent Sciboz | Jean Hennebert | Elena Mugellini | …
Professor of Emerging Tech, advisor, speaker and co-director of the Human Technology Institute (HTI) at UTS
Exciting news! Yesterday, the Federal Government released two key resources supporting AI guardrails. Both the government's proposals for mandatory rules for high-risk AI and the Australian Voluntary AI Safety Standard have the power to reshape how we realise the benefits of AI. This launch is an important step in all of us being able to better navigate what is currently a confusing and messy AI market while supporting innovation and protecting Australians. 🚀 In my latest piece for The Conversation, I break down why it is so important that we get this right: https://lnkd.in/gppmRrtT Perhaps the best part of yesterday's release is that we don't need to wait for the government to act. As someone who's been knee-deep in this with the team and our partners at UTS Human Technology Institute (we are proud to have contributed to both documents!), I can't stress enough how crucial it is to already start adopting thoughtful, structured approaches to AI use with your teams and across your organisation. Curious about how this might affect your work or daily life? Feel free to reach out! What are your thoughts on these two new sets of guardrails? Finally, congrats and huge thanks to the National AI Centre, Department of Industry, Science and Resources, my incredible fellow safety standard contributors, and my HTI colleagues, especially Stela SOLAR, Donna Forlin, Mona Saadeldin, Anthony Murfett, Aurélie Jacquet, Myfanwy Wallwork, Bill Simpson-Young, Ali Akbari, Liming Zhu, Qinghua Lu, Nikki Stone, Andrew Mastroianni, Jen Bradley, Lauren Perry and Ed Santow. It's a big moment for safe and responsible AI in Australia!
How Australia’s new AI ‘guardrails’ can clean up the messy market for artificial intelligence
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