Digitalisation increases uncertainty for Swiss creatives

Digitalisation could further worsen the legal and social situation of creative artists. According to a new report, social insurance, copyright law and the protection of personal rights are lagging behind developments. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Foundation for Technology Assessment (TA-Swiss) stated in its report presented on Tuesday that social insurance is insufficiently geared towards the increasingly atypical forms of work of cultural professionals. The rapid progress of artificial intelligence (AI) would also raise previously unresolved problems of personal rights and copyright protection, it said. + Switzerland reviews post-pandemic culture funding However, digitalisation also offers opportunities, it added. For example, it opens up new possibilities for expression and dissemination. In order to take advantage of these opportunities, political decision-makers, cultural organisations and artists must actively support the development ...