Science & Tech · Cybersecurity · 8 hrs ago
Column argues Switzerland can offer secure local AI use
AI-assisted cyberattacks are adding to data security risks for businesses using online services and databases.
The column also points to the US Cloud Act, which can allow US authorities to access data held by US companies in some circumstances, and the risk that AI firms may use customer data for training.
The proposed response is to run AI locally in Switzerland, rather than stop using it and lose productivity gains.
Local AI models run on a company’s own hardware, but they need enough memory to fit on the machine.
Demand from AI data centres has made memory chips scarce and valuable, raising questions about whether Switzerland can produce more of them.
The column notes Neuchâtel’s microelectronics industry but does not say whether chip production there will expand.
It says secure local AI use in Switzerland is already possible; it gives no further steps or timetable.
A column argues that companies can use AI securely in Switzerland by running models locally on their own hardware.
The author says AI-related cyberattacks, US legal access to some data and the risk of data being used for training make secure AI use more important.
He says local models must fit in a computer’s main memory, while demand for memory chips is rising because of AI.
The column says secure local AI use in Switzerland is already possible.
The author is Andreas K. Janoschek, founder of Gerevest.AI in Geneva.
- Who
- Andreas K. Janoschek, founder of Gerevest.AI, makes the case for local AI use.
- What
- He argues that AI can be used securely in Switzerland by running models locally on hardware.
- When
- The column was published on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Switzerland, with the column discussing Neuchâtel and Geneva.
- Why
- The author cites cyberattack risks, possible access to data stored by US companies, and the risk that AI companies may use data for training.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Janoschek wrote about Anthropic’s Mythos model, which he said had not been publicly released because of its ability to exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Janoschek presented a framework for using local models on personal hardware.
Janoschek visited Neuchâtel and spoke with a local entrepreneur about the microelectronics industry.
finews.ch published Janoschek’s column on secure AI use in Switzerland.
- Author
- Andreas K. Janoschek
- Company
- Gerevest.AI, based in Geneva
- Local AI requirement
- The model must fit in the computer’s main memory.
- Publication date
- November 9, 2026
- Industry location discussed
- Neuchâtel
What people are saying
AI use, yes. But safely in Switzerland.
That is already possible today.