I am embarking on a new fieldwork project after my last substantive one, which was related to political trolls in Türkiye. I have been excited about this for a while and finally got started. It will be complicated, definitely multi-sited and multi-layered. I will track the development of Turkish LLM development projects in the context … Read more
A reporter contacted me to comment on the recent launch of Turna.ai, as its answers reminded many of Grok’s scandalous answers. However, I could not follow the recent launch and thus could not respond to the reporter. But then I asked ChatGPT for a deep research. I believe users should not be harsh on this … Read more
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