Touradj Ebrahimi

Reducing investment in research and innovation slows progress, but directing them towards the wrong problems or the wrong solutions can be even more harmful.

New ITU academic collaboration on technology trends - ITU ITU's new Academic Advisory Body on Emerging Technologies will feed research into the organization’s work enabling global communications

Excited to work with @itu.int and the distinguished members of its newly formed Academic Advisory Body to explore how emerging technologies can enhance societal well-being, and to craft insightful policy briefs on the changing landscape of innovation: www.itu.int/hub/2025/09/...

Met chief rejects calls to scrap live facial recognition at Notting Hill carnival Mark Rowley says technology will be ‘non-discriminatory’ and ‘does not perform in a way which exhibits bias’

Curious to know more details about how the lack of bias, as claimed in this face recognition system, was assessed and validated!

www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

September 28 vote: Swiss back e-ID but Swiss Abroad remain cautious Electronic ID appeals to a large majority of Swiss, but the diaspora is more sceptical, according to the first poll ahead of the September 28 referendum.

There will be challenges in the introduction of a sovereign e-ID, ranging from its adoption to security implications, and many others! But is it realistic to resist and to ignore the change in economy and society?

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Swiss government reacts with 'great regret' to new US tariffs The Swiss government says it will continue to strive for a negotiated solution after the United States imposed 39% tariffs on the Alpine country.

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How do we trust what we see in an age of AI? This week, as AI experts from around the world gather at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, the conversation is no longer only about the power of artificial intelligence. It’s about trust.

Consider reading my latest article on the occasion of the AI for Good Summit, taking place from 8 to 11 July 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, where I discuss JPEG Trust standard!
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After a 6-day JPEG meeting in Daejeon, South Korea with lot of achievements (stay tuned for the press release), now attending a two-day SC29 meeting to report the results to the ISO/IEC parent committee and to coordinate with MPEG groups.
#wearejpeg

Very impressed to see the first ever implementation by Huawei of JPEG AI encoder and decoder on their mobile phone!
And the logo of the new JPEG XE standard in Coral Red looks very cool!
#wearejpeg

Photos dans l'ADN : l'EPFL travaille sur le JPEG du futur Oubliez les disques durs et les serveurs géants: demain, vos photos pourraient tenir… dans un brin d’ADN. À l’EPFL, des chercheurs bossent sur une norme JPEG du futur.

It’s always fun when the local free newspaper talks about something you have been involved in:

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Thrilled to take part in a webinar around deepfakes and standards to cope with their challenges.
It’s all recorded and can be watched from here:

www.iec.ch/academy/webi...

Very excited to attend the 108th JPEG meeting in Daejeon, South Korea, from 29 June to 4 July 2025, followed by an SC 29 meeting from 5 to 6 July.
#wearejpeg
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YouTube video by Montclair Immigration Network The last speech of Ronald Reagan as president was on immigration

The true reason behind the prosperity of a great nation!
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Highlights of a week at Expo2025 in Osaka spent visiting the Swiss Pavilion and installing an exhibit on JPEG DNA, organizing a workshop on JPEG and Montreux Jazz Festival Digital Archives, visiting the Swissnex Osaka to see an exposition by EPFL and its spinoffs 🇨🇭

This was an amazing experience… taking time to look back at the last 3 decades of my professional and personal life during a 6-hour interview!

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Press release of the 107th JPEG meeting:

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Happy Easter to all those who celebrate 🐣🌸

JPEG just unveiled the JPEG DNA logo, a recent standard foreseen to be published in 2026 for image archival on DNA support! Other exciting news include draft international standard of the second edition of JPEG Trust, and many more achievements. Stay tuned for the press release!

Happy Passover to all those who celebrate ✡️

Swiss politicians want to stand up to Trump with these measures SP Co-President Cédric Wermuth accuses the Federal Council of capitulating on the US punitive tariffs - and calls for a tough response in solidarity with the EU. Criticism has also come from the conse...

As Switzerland is the largest foreign investor in R&D in the US, and it has already made significant cuts in its own spending on research, innovation and education, isn't it time to bring some of that R&D investment back home through well thought initiatives?
www.bluewin.ch/en/news/swit...

Swiss Indignant to Make the Top 10 of Trump’s Tariffs List Swiss companies bemoan the loss of a reliable partner, and called the 32 percent tariff “incomprehensible.”

Let’s set the record straight on the actual Swiss tariffs on imports from the US, that have resulted in a 31% or 32% tariff imposed on it exports. The tariff on the imports of industrial goods from the US, which represents 95% of its total trade, is 0%!
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/b...

I tested ChatGPT-4o vs Gemini Advanced with 5 AI image prompts — and the results surprised me I put ChatGPT’s image creator up against Gemini’s to see which AI generates the most accurate and creative visuals

www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-asked-c...

Beyond RGB: A new image file format efficiently stores invisible light data New Spectral JPEG XL compression reduces file sizes, making spectral imaging more practical.

JPEG XL is more versatile than meets the eyes!
#wearejpeg #jpegxl #jxl

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Navigating the Complexities of AI-Generated Content The proliferation of AI-generated content, exemplified by the viral trend of creating images styled after Studio Ghibli through OpenAI’s ChatGPT, is igniting significant debates across technical, lega...

The big picture behind the latest trend in AI-generated synthetic content!

www.linkedin.com/pulse/naviga...

Styled AI-synthetized photos and copyright implications!
techcrunch.com/2025/03/26/o...
#wearejpeg #jpegtrust

Opinion | How to tell when AI models infringe copyright A recent court ruling uses the marketplace to define the boundaries of intellectual property.

The key is in the transparency! This is why the JPEG Trust standard second edition is extending its scope to deal with authorship and ownership in addition to authenticity!
#wearejpeg #jpegtrust
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Microsoft adds JPEG XL support to Windows 11 with a quick download Microsoft has made the JPEG XL image extension available in the Microsoft Store. It's the next evolution of the ubiquitous JPEG format and it offers some major advantages.

Good news for Microsoft Windows 11 PC users! #wearejpeg #jpegxl #jxl

www.pcworld.com/article/2625...

AI labeling to fight spread of fake info Chinese authorities issued guidelines on Friday requiring labels on all artificial intelligence-generated content circulated online, aiming to combat the misuse of AI and the spread of false informati...

Labeling both in visible and invisible ways all AI generated content was something that China had already contemplated in August 2023.
This news seems to further clarify how.
Anybody has any more precise pointer on this?
#jpegtrust
www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202503/15/...