Swiss AI Impact Forum: panel with leading figures in Swiss AI

I joined a panel at the Swiss AI Impact Forum alongside three specialists whose work spans entrepreneurship, ethics, and behavioral science.

The panel

Dalith Steiger-Gablinger, co-founder of SwissCognitive and a mathematician by training, brought a global perspective on AI ecosystems and entrepreneurial strategy. Prof. Dr. Peter G. Kirchschläger, ordinary professor of theological ethics and visiting professor at the ETH AI Center since 2023, contributed his work on the ethical dimensions of AI; he advises the UN, UNESCO, and the EU on ethics. Prof. Dr. Steffen Müller, head of behavioral insights and pricing at ZHAW, provided a research lens on how AI changes marketing analytics and consumer behavior.

My role

As the practicing AI engineer on the panel, I grounded the strategic, ethical, and scientific viewpoints in day-to-day engineering reality: what current models can and cannot do, where deployment bottlenecks actually sit, and how technical constraints shape responsible adoption.

The discussion

The combination of academic research, entrepreneurial experience, ethical inquiry, and hands-on engineering produced a conversation that moved fluidly between what AI should do and what it currently can do. The exchange between ethical boundaries and technical capabilities was particularly productive, surfacing concrete tensions rather than abstract principles.