Chatbot Studie von PWC

Chatbot technology will fundamentally alter interactions between customers and partners. That’s what PWC and the University of St. Gallen predict [1]. Chatbots are computer programs that hold conversations with humans via speech or text. The study aimed to discover how the Swiss market would react to these new human-machine interfaces.

One of the study’s key conclusions was that chatbots are user-oriented and cannot simply be transferred from one business area to another. Another similarly evident conclusion is that back-end systems need to be fully integrated. Finally, the study points to the importance of a long-term strategy. A chatbot needs to be maintained and continually improved over an extended period of time.

Data Protection Act

The Swiss Data Protection Act underwent a complete revision in 2020, and its new version took effect on September 1, 2023, along with the new Data Protection Ordinance (DPO). The revision itself is complete, but its practical application continues to evolve. The topic of AI is particularly relevant: On May 8, 2025, the FDPIC confirmed that the DPA is technology-neutral and applies directly to all AI applications. In practice, this means, among other things, that users must know whether they are interacting with AI (transparency requirement, Art. 19), and that a data protection impact assessment is mandatory in cases of high risk—such as profiling or facial recognition (Art. 22). The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) is drafting a consultation document on AI regulation to be completed by the end of 2026. With this, Switzerland will implement the Council of Europe's AI Convention.

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