A new LLM from Europe to challenge American and Chinese models

Switzerland has unveiled Apertus, its first fully open-source multilingual large language model, positioning the Alpine nation as a challenger to American and Chinese AI dominance with a privacy-focused alternative built for transparency and regulatory compliance. The announcement on September 2 marks a milestone in the global AI race, as Switzerland joins the growing movement toward … Read more

Call for Chapters: Data Politics in the Global Majority

This is a book project I have been thinking about for over six months, and I’ve finally made it public. The book idea emerged from our doctoral seminars in İstanbul. It also aligns with my plan to conduct an ethnography of Turkish LLM development. The CFP borrows vocabulary from the recent decolonial literature but is … Read more