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July 9, 2025

CSEM develops vision systems that “Forgets Your Face” – Protecting privacy in the age of surveillance

New AI training method enables monitoring tasks without learning or storing personal data
Tested on facial and medical images, the system improved performance by up to 6.7% while blocking identity inference
Fully compliant with Switzerland’s strict data protection laws—ready for real-world deployment

Visual in 3 pictures to illustrate how AI can protect privacy

© CSEM - Figure demonstrating the potential of CSEM’s approach. The reconstruction using an adversarial network shows impressive results in privacy preservation compared to the baseline network.

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Ada Hinrichs
Marketing & Communication Leader
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media@csem.ch

Visual in 3 pictures to illustrate how AI can protect privacy

Visual in 3 pictures to illustrate how AI can protect privacy

Visual in 3 pictures to illustrate how AI can protect privacy

Visual in 3 pictures to illustrate how AI can protect privacy

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