Intro

The following article is intentionally sensationalist and polemical. The starting point was a short, biting comment from an anonymous user who took aim at the political "wet dreams" surrounding state AI euphoria. Based on this foundation, GPT was commissioned to form a complete blog article from it — including pointed formulations, critical questions, and deliberately provocative exaggerations.

The text therefore does not see itself as a neutral analysis, but as a satirical opinion piece that aims to provide food for thought by striking where it hurts: In the gap between political AI rhetoric and the sobering reality of Swiss administrative IT.

Wet Dreams of Swiss Political AI Disciples: Welcome to the Glass House Without a Clue

So what are we reading at Inside-IT? A horde of well-meaning parliamentarians — from SVP to FDP to SP — wants to commission the Federal Council to examine how the administration could become "more efficient" through AI and automation.
Source: https://www.inside-it.ch/politiker-fordern-effizientere-verwaltung-durch-ki-20240613

Of course: Once you've googled "ChatGPT," you're immediately an expert on state reforms. Welcome to digital populism.

Naturally, it's cheerfully postulated that AI could optimize administrative processes and make workflows leaner. But wait — what exactly is the federal government already doing in terms of AI?
Officially, the federal administration has established principles for dealing with AI and announced an implementation plan, but what's already running concretely remains nebulous. It seems more like political prose than real strategy.

Uncomfortable Questions Nobody Wants to Ask

• What real AI projects are already running at the federal level?
• How do you measure efficiency when the administration is already in survival mode in many places?
• Has it ever been examined whether the existing IT infrastructure would even be capable of cleanly embedding AI?

All questions that are ignored because they disturb the glitter of the "digital future."

The Rumor Mill is Bubbling: A Federal LLM – But Only for the Administration

It's rumored that there are considerations to develop a federal LLM — but exclusively for the administration, not for the people.
An internal AI system, sealed off, confidential, hidden somewhere deep in the bureaucratic apparatus.

And this is precisely where it becomes absurd: The IT of the federal administration has been considered sluggish, cumbersome, overly complex, and outdated in many parts for years.
Confirming this, a look at reality:

• Municipalities lack basic resources for digitalization
  Source: https://www.inside-it.ch/schweizer-gemeinden-fehlen-ressourcen-fuer-die-digitalisierung-20240613

• Ransomware attacks cause billions in damage worldwide
  Source: https://www.inside-it.ch/ransomware-angriffe-kosten-265-milliarden-pro-jahr-20231026

• Data protection is neglected – see Xplain scandal
  Source: https://www.inside-it.ch/edoeb-datenschutz-wurde-bei-xplain-vernachlaessigt-20240502

And now this very IT landscape is supposed to operate a highly modern, security-critical AI model? A system that requires enormous computing power, crystal-clear data pipelines, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and permanent maintenance?

A federal LLM in the engine room of COBOL remnants, administrative databases, and federal patchworks?
Good luck.

Can Switzerland Even Afford This?

Financially? Maybe.
Operationally and organizationally? Questionable.
Culturally and structurally? Rather not.

While municipalities barely have the resources for basic digitalization (source above), while ransomware attacks consume billions and data protection scandals undermine trust, they suddenly want to shine with AI.

But hey, the main thing is that you can drop a few buzzword-rich sentences in parliament and in interviews like:

"AI increases the opportunities for optimizing inquiries and decision-making."
Source: https://www.inside-it.ch/politiker-fordern-effizientere-verwaltung-durch-ki-20240613

Sounds great, as long as nobody looks more closely.

Other Relevant Sources in Context

• Switzerland is chanceless against Big Tech in the global AI competition
  https://www.inside-it.ch/die-schweiz-ist-gegen-big-tech-chancenlos-20240606

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