AI Breakfast #54 (Luzern)

"Hosted in Switzerland" does not necessarily mean "thought in Switzerland." A practical report on what sovereign AI really means, what open models on private hardware can achieve, and why the most fascinating question is not whether they are good enough, but for what purpose.Markus Bättig has spent two decades responsible for IT in banking and industry – where governance, security, and operation are non-negotiable. Today, he leads Caprilytics AG in Lucerne and develops the sovereign AI that he would have liked to have had in his previous roles: powerful and without ever sending the data outside the house.