Dr. María Vasquez Callo-Müller joins the DSI as a Fellow of the DSI Community AI & Law from May to December 2026 to pursue research on digital trade in the age of AI.

The DSI Community Digital Publics invites paper submissions for its inaugural Digital Publics Conference, taking place 21–23 October 2026 in Zurich. Abstract deadline: 31 May 2026.

As tech giants like OpenAI forge ties with military institutions, the line between civilian and military AI is blurring – with profound implications for law, ethics, and democracy. On 14 April, the DSI convened a panel of experts to examine these developments from multiple perspectives

Ten years DSI – and there’s plenty to share. In this issue, we’re launching DSI Minds, a new series of portraits about the people behind DSI. We're also welcoming a new DSI Community, sharing our consultation response to a proposed Federal Act, and introducing a research project that's reshaping our view of cities through data. And in the latest DSI Insights, we explore the question of who AI should actually be built for.

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Digital Society Initiative (DSI), we are launching a new series of portraits of the people behind the DSI.