Getty Images The BBC speaks to residents and travellers in some of the top-ranked countries on the 2024 Global Innovation Index to find out how cutting-edge technology benefits day-to-day life. With the rise of AI, self-driving cars and wi-fi connected appliances, it can feel like innovation is everywhere these days. But certain countries are known...
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AI-generated Jesus stirs controversy, pitting faith against tech
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Modual Secures Financing from Switzerland’s Technology Fund to Accelerate Growth and Innovation in Second-Life Battery Technology
Modual Second Life Battery Energy Storage FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Modual Secures Financing from Switzerland’s Technology Fund to Accelerate Growth and Innovation in Second-Life Battery Technology Brunnen, Switzerland – November 28, 2024 Modual, Switzerland’s leading manufacturer of second-life battery technology, is proud to announce it has secured financing from Switzerland’s Technology Fund. This pivotal support will...
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Swiss Church Sets up an ‘AI Jesus’ in Confessional Booth, Critics Cry ‘Blasphemous’
A church in Switzerland deployed an “AI Jesus” in its confessional booth as part of an experiment using the latest digital technology in a sacred space. Religious leaders partnered with researchers to see if churchgoers would be willing to put their trust in a machine. During the test period, the digital version of “Jesus” attempted...
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What a Canadian reverend thinks of Switzerland’s AI Jesus
As a reverend, Mark Kleiner’s day often takes unexpected turns. But when he woke up this morning, he never imagined he’d be talking about an AI-generated Jesus. AI Jesus was a pilot project operated out of a Swiss Catholic Church. The two-month experiment saw 900 visitors inside the chapel’s confessional ask the digital divinity’s advice...
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Swiss ’AI Jesus’ project to bridge digital and the divine draws users’ praise, as questions remain
Would you trust an “AI Jesus” with your innermost thoughts and troubles? Researchers and religious leaders on Wednesday (November 27, 2024) released findings from a two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland, where an avatar of “Jesus” on a computer screen — tucked into a confessional — took questions by visitors on...
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‘AI Jesus’ takes confessions at Swiss church
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter A small chapel in the picturesque Swiss town of Lucerne has installed an “AI Jesus” that allows parishioners to confess their sins to a digital version of the...
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Trifork and Swiss Post forge partnership to advance digital transformation of healthcare infrastructure in Switzerland
Press Release Trifork and Swiss Post forge partnership to advance digital transformation of healthcare infrastructure in Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland, November 25, 2024 – Trifork has partnered with Swiss Post to develop a new cloud-based platform for a nation-wide electronic patient record (EPR). This collaboration marks another step in digitizing Switzerland’s healthcare system, enhancing efficiency, security,...
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Switzerland’s top technical university ETH Zurich applies stricter measures to Chinese students
In October, ETH Zurich, Switzerland’s top technical university, tightened its admissions criteria for masters and PhD programs in certain science and technology fields. It justified the move as complying with Swiss laws to counter international espionage. Though the ETH is financed by the Swiss state, the university is free to determine how it complies with...
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Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus
The small, unadorned church has long ranked as the oldest in the Swiss city of Lucerne. But Peter’s chapel has become synonymous with all that is new after it installed an artificial intelligence-powered Jesus capable of dialoguing in 100 different languages. “It was really an experiment,” said Marco Schmid, a theologian with the church. “We...
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Switzerland launches national digital inclusion alliance
The Swiss interior ministry estimates that around a third of society, including the elderly and people with disabilities, have difficulty grasping the basic functions of digital tools. Keystone / Christian Beutler Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. As many people as possible should...
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Meet AI Jesus: Switzerland’s Digital Confessional Revolution | 107.5 Kool FM
Move over traditional confessionals—there’s a new saviour in town, and it’s powered by artificial intelligence. A church in Switzerland has unveiled an AI-powered Jesus hologram, nicknamed “Deus in Machina,” to hear confessions and offer advice. This futuristic setup combines faith and tech, featuring a confessional booth with a screen where the animated face of Jesus...