Swiss SMEs · AI adoption

Swiss AI Deployment Resource

Practical information on AI deployment in Switzerland: compliance, vendor comparison, and interactive decision tools.

German is the canonical language of this project. EN, FR, and IT translations are drafts until reviewed.

Compliance basics

Checklist: AI procurement for Swiss SMEs
Practical questions for vendors and internally before you buy an AI tool: data protection, hosting, contracts, governance, and EU nexus.
EU AI Act: reach for Swiss companies
When the EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AI Act) hits Swiss providers and deployers: placing on the market, output in the EU, and phased applicability.
FINMA expectations for AI governance
What FINMA Guidance 08/2024 expects from supervised institutions on governance and risk management when using artificial intelligence.
nDSG and AI: basics for Swiss companies
What the revised Federal Act on Data Protection means for AI-supported data processing: transparency, DPIA, human review, and duties of manufacturers, providers, and users.
US-hosted LLMs under the nDSG
When Swiss companies may disclose personal data to US-hosted language models: adequacy, Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, contractual safeguards, and practical checks.

Does the EU AI Act apply to my Swiss company?
Initial orientation on the territorial scope of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 for Swiss firms — market access, output in the EU, risk class, and deadlines (incl. Digital Omnibus).
US-hosted LLM under the Federal Act on Data Protection (DSG)?
Initial orientation on whether personal data (Personendaten) may be disclosed to a language model operated in the US — with references to Art. 16 DSG, the Swiss-U.S. DPF, and contractual safeguards.

Compare AI vendors by hosting, DPA, certifications, and related criteria. Cells without a verifiable source are shown as unverified.

A first look at a website from publicly visible signals (HTTPS, privacy link, trackers). Not a compliance audit.

A short survey on AI adoption in Swiss companies. Anonymized results feed the benchmark report.