Infomaniak Launches Euria: Free Sovereign AI Respecting Privacy and Powered by Renewables
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Swiss cloud provider Infomaniak introduces Euria, a free sovereign AI assistant avoiding data collection for training.
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"Euria shows that AI can be powerful and yet more sustainable for the planet: 100% powered by renewable energy while not wasting any water, all of the AI's energy benefits the community."
"Euria was designed to make privacy a reality, not a marketing promise."
"This observation should give us pause for thought: Europe must invest to catch up and build its own sovereign, ethical and carbon-neutral AI models."
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The article details the launch of Euria, a free AI assistant by Infomaniak Network SA, hosted exclusively in Switzerland and powered by renewable energy. Euria prioritizes user privacy by avoiding data collection for AI training and features ephemeral mode, where no chat history is retained. It is tailored for privacy-sensitive sectors like healthcare, finance, and public administration, complying with GDPR and Swiss data protection laws. Additionally, Euria contributes to sustainability by recycling energy to heat homes, preventing annual emissions equivalent to 3,600 tonnes of CO₂. It offers functionalities such as document analysis, transcription, and voice interactions, all while maintaining local data storage.