Artificial intelligence · Upper Rhine · France · Deutschland · Schweiz
Discovering what is being done, understanding what is changing and bringing together those who can move forward together, in Alsace and with our German and Swiss neighbours.
An initiative by Christophe Picou, founder of VEIA.AI, in Colmar.
In the 15th century, Gutenberg carried out part of his research on printing in Strasbourg, before completing it in Mainz. The first great information revolution was already travelling along the Rhine.
Six centuries later, it is in Strasbourg that the European Parliament votes on the European regulation on artificial intelligence, and at the Council of Europe that the first international convention on the subject is drawn up.
In direct contact with Germany and Switzerland, Alsace offers concrete ground for learning between neighbours. One question brings us together: how do we remain who we are in the age of AI?
Read about the project →STELLA: learning to recognise diseases in Alsace vineyards
PIPAc: when a chemical micro-plant is run by AI
In Haguenau, measuring a wound with a photo
A second look during endoscopic ultrasound of the pancreas
Colmar's theatre nurses (IBODE) involved in surgical robotics
In Colmar, spotting polyps with a detection aid
In Freiburg, medical students' feedback after every lecture
In the Ortenau, volunteer interpreters in the age of machine translation
In Basel, the consultation interpreter and translation apps
At the DITEP, writing with AI: under what conditions?
Making tomorrow's tools hear Alsatian
At KMØ, what becomes of a use case after its prototype?
Christophe Picou: starting from the job to decide AI's place
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Each case file starts from a real task, the people who carry it out and the decisions that follow. We separate what the actor announces, what the document establishes and what the investigation makes it possible to observe.
All case files →An AI charter in Strasbourg, clinical trials at the IHU, a pilot in the vineyards, social care professionals trained before being equipped.
Strasbourg · Haguenau · Colmar · MulhouseAn AI strategy at KIT, a generative AI policy in Freiburg, prototypes for craftspeople in Karlsruhe and Offenburg.
Karlsruhe · Offenburg · FreiburgA cantonal directive and public tools with open source code, events on AI in health and industry.
Basel · Muttenz · ArlesheimOne question, seen from three banksWhat do we choose to allow, and how do we check the work produced?
We put the same question to Alsace, Baden and the Basel region. The connections suggested are editorial leads; they point to comparable situations without presuming any partnership.
The shared questions →
The University of Freiburg describes a platform that collects students' feedback after every lecture and analyses their comments with AI. Tested in…
The Grand Council of Basel-Stadt declines to refer to the government an Anzug (motion) calling for a study of a tax on the value created by AI and…
According to ICube, doctoral student Slimane Arbaoui (ICube, INSA Strasbourg) is among the six winners of the Conectus Challenge Mature your PhD 2026, which comes with…
Brief images: Benediktv (CC BY 2.0), David Pirmann (CC BY 2.0), tacowitte (CC BY 2.0)
Each brief states its date, place and source. What an actor announces remains attributed to that actor.
The whole Wire →The calendar brings together AI events across the Upper Rhine, on both sides of the river. The monthly session in Colmar, led by Christophe Picou, will take its place there.
See the calendar →Artificial intelligence is entering businesses, public administrations, schools and healthcare institutions. Most people discover it on their own. A few kilometres away, others have already tried, succeeded and adjusted. ia3.alsace connects these experiences and the people behind them.
An independent publication, open to contributions from the region. Every text is signed, every source is cited.
Their projects are presented, explained and made accessible.
Experiences in their own profession and environment.
Cross-border exchanges around shared questions.
What is actually being done in the region, documented.
“I created ia3.alsace to make the artificial intelligence experiences of our region visible. In direct contact with Germany and Switzerland, Alsace offers concrete ground for learning between neighbours. I meet those who are experimenting, I explain what they do and I bring together those who can move forward together.”Christophe Picou, founder of VEIA.AI
Your organisation has tried something with AI. Tell us what you decided and what you take away from it.
02A visit, a workshop, an event: add it to the shared calendar.
03A concrete need can become the subject of a future publication or event.
Christophe Picou supports businesses in their choices concerning artificial intelligence. He founded VEIA.AI, an AI advisory firm based in Colmar. With ia3.alsace, he puts this perspective at the service of the region.