Switzerland: New Technology

As the EU AI Act's transparency obligations take effect from August 2026, companies deploying AI tools across Europe face a critical compliance challenge: ensuring users know when they're interacting with artificial intelligence. Swiss companies operating in or targeting the EU market must now navigate specific disclosure requirements for AI-generated content, deepfakes, emotion recognition systems, and biometric categorisation, with implementation timelines demanding immediate action.

As autonomous AI agents increasingly perform decision-making functions within financial institutions, Swiss fintechs must confront fundamental questions of control, accountability and governance. Existing regulatory obligations remain fully applicable: autonomy in the machine does not displace responsibility in the firm. The task is to build oversight frameworks that keep pace with technological independence rather than yield to it.

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Last year, Switzerland introduced new regulations governing automated driving in several respects. On March 1, 2025, Title IIa: "Vehicles with an automation system" (Art. 25a – 25h) was added to the Road Traffic Act (RTA).

In Switzerland, there is no formal legal definition of 'artificial intelligence' codified in a specific AI law.

The European Commission has issued preliminary findings indicating that TikTok may be in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) due to the platform's addictive design features.

With powerful language models and a wide range of AI tools at our disposal, and the legal requirements largely manageable, a key challenge remains: how can we ensure users fully leverage the opportunities AI offers?

Dans l'affaire DABUS, le Tribunal administratif fédéral suisse (arrêt B-2532/2024)...

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence ("AI Act") marked a significant milestone in the European Union's regulation of AI technologies