ETH spin-off BLP Digital has secured a USD 50 million growth investment from Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Founded in 2019, the company develops agentic AI solutions that automate core finance and ERP processes, including accounts payable, helping enterprises increase efficiency, shorten closing cycles, and measurably improve cash flow and working capital.
This interactive feature by The Straits Times highlights the privacy risks of AI chatbots. It also features research from ETH Zurich: Professor Martin Vechev and doctoral student Robin Staab from the Secure, Reliable, and Intelligent Systems lab show how models can infer surprisingly accurate personal traits from just a few text prompts. Read more.
A newly convened UN panel has launched a global study on the impact of artificial intelligence on society, the economy and human rights. Menna El-Assady, a Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zurich, is a member of the panel and contributes her expertise on responsible and transparent AI to its work. Read more.