Conversation with Rachid Guerraoui, EPFL

In this episode Marcel Salathé speaks with EPFL professor Rachid Guerraoui about the distributed systems that make modern AI possible. They discuss the limits of today’s AI models, the challenge of building trustworthy and robust systems, and the growing importance of privacy and sovereignty in AI deployment. The conversation also explores Guerraoui’s startup, Anyway Systems, which enables organizations to run powerful AI models on their own infrastructure, as well as Europe’s role in the global AI landscape and the future of computer science in the age of AI.