Swiss residents 18+ are invited
AI is already changing work, education, and public life. Researchers from a Swiss research consortium invite people living in Switzerland to add their voice to a study on how AI should shape the future of work and labour markets.
We especially welcome pluralistic, diverse citizen voices: different backgrounds, regions, professions, education paths, and everyday experiences with technology. No AI expertise is needed.
Download Atgora, then follow the study onboarding instructions in the app.
Main funder
TA-SWISS is the Swiss Foundation for Technology Assessment. It supports interdisciplinary studies and participatory projects that examine the social, legal, ethical, and political consequences of emerging technologies. Its recommendations are intended to support public debate and decision-making in Switzerland, including for Parliament and the Federal Council.
Learn more about TA-SWISSWhere this study fits
The project first maps what is already known about LLMs, then develops future-facing scenarios and focus group evidence. This page invites people living in Switzerland into the third phase: public app-based deliberation and possible in-person workshops.
Researchers review published work on LLMs, analyse public AI and LLM documents, study institutional and policy responses, and run experiments on how LLM training affects skills-test results.
Co-led by Gerold Schneider, Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux, Martial Pasquier, and Clement Guitton.The project explores future scenarios through focus groups and supporting experiments on possible deskilling and upskilling effects, with facilitation and analysis support from Qualinsights.
Led by Maud Reveilhac and Clement Guitton, with contributions from Simon Mayer and Gerold Schneider.This is the phase you are being invited to join. App rounds and possible workshops help connect earlier findings with lived experiences, policy priorities, and ethical questions about LLMs.
Co-led by Joshua C. Yang, Maud Reveilhac, and Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux.Why your voice matters
This study invites people living in Switzerland to surface the questions, concerns, and proposals that matter to them and to the wider public. A diverse mix of voices helps researchers see not only where people agree, but also where experiences, priorities, and worries differ.
The results will contribute to a TA-SWISS report/book and policy-facing outputs intended to inform Swiss decision-makers, including the Swiss Parliament.
Why the study uses an app
The Atgora app lets participants return for four short rounds, usually around 10 minutes each. Later rounds may reflect perspectives, arguments, or disagreements contributed earlier, so the discussion can develop without needing everyone online at the same moment.
Round 01
Read concise learning content about AI, jobs, skills, productivity, and public policy.
Interface examples; study prompts will focus on AI, work, and skills.
Participant journey
Most participation happens asynchronously in the Atgora app between May 19 and June 5. You only need to return about four times over these two weeks, for roughly 10 minutes each time. The workshop is a separate possible next step for engaged participants.
Scan the QR code at the top of the page or use the App Store and Google Play links.
Read the study information, confirm consent, and answer a short comprehension check in the app.
Share views about AI, work, productivity, worker protection, education, inequality, and reskilling.
Open the app about four times over the two weeks, around 10 minutes each time, for learning modules, quick polls, and short arguments.
If you stay engaged and complete the main tasks, you may have a chance to be invited, subject to capacity and availability.
Invited participants may attend one physical workshop to review and refine study outputs.
Eligibility
You can still join the app study even if you are unsure whether you can attend an in-person workshop.
Participants who stay engaged and complete the main app tasks may have a chance to be invited to one physical workshop in Zurich or Lausanne. Invitations depend on workshop capacity, availability during June 15-19, and separate written consent.
Time commitment
Participants are asked to interact with the app about four times between May 19 and June 5. Each visit should take around 10 minutes, and the app may send a reminder when a new round is available.
Approximate total: about 40 minutes across the app study.
Participation
The online rounds are a voluntary contribution to public-interest research. If you stay engaged throughout the app study, you may later be invited to a separate in-person workshop in Zurich or Lausanne.
The workshop stage is separate and includes a flat-rate CHF 40 voucher for invited participants who attend. Travel costs are not reimbursed.
Online deliberation
The app is not only a fixed set of materials. Participants can answer prompts, add short thoughts, arguments, and perspectives, and some of these contributions may become material that others react to in later rounds. This lets you learn from other viewpoints while helping researchers understand how people actually think without fully predetermining the discussion in advance.
Privacy and data protection
ETH Zurich is responsible for the research data. Identifying information is stored separately from coded or pseudonymised research data. App infrastructure is hosted in the European Union, Stockholm region.
Participation is voluntary. You may withdraw at any time without giving a reason and without disadvantage. You may request access, correction, deletion, or restriction of processing where applicable.
Who is running the study
The study belongs to the project Transforming Competencies in the Era of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Detecting Future Directions, with a Swiss-affiliated research team working across institutions in Switzerland.
ETH Zürich
joshuacyang.com joyang@ethz.chSwiss AI Futures consortium
Project lead for the broader TA-SWISS study.
Universität St.Gallen
Universität Zürich
Universität Lausanne, IDHEAP
Universität Lausanne
Universität Lausanne, IDHEAP
Universität Lausanne
Universität Lausanne
Swiss AI Futures consortium
Universität St.Gallen
Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich
Universität Lausanne
Funder and technology
Main funder: Swiss Foundation for Technology Assessment
Visit TA-SWISSTechnology partner and Atgora app provider
Visit the Atgora app pageData protection officer: Tomislav Mitar
tomislav.mitar@sl.ethz.chEthics complaints: ETH Zurich Ethics Commission office
ethics@sl.ethz.chFAQ
No. The app includes short learning modules to help participants engage with the topic.
The study asks participants to contribute about four times between May 19 and June 5, usually around 10 minutes each time. The app lets participants return for new rounds and receive reminders when a round is available.
This stage is focused on voluntary app input. Compensation applies only to the separate in-person workshop stage: invited participants who attend receive a flat-rate CHF 40 voucher. Travel costs are not reimbursed.
No. Participants who stay engaged throughout the app study and complete the main tasks may have a chance to be invited to one of two physical workshops, one in Zurich and one in Lausanne, planned for June 15-19. Invitations depend on workshop capacity, availability, and the additional consent process.
No. The study does not use app geolocation or background tracking.
Yes. You may withdraw at any time without giving a reason and without disadvantage.
Join the study
Scan the QR code for your phone or use the store buttons. Atgora is the app used for four short online participation rounds between May 19 and June 5, around 10 minutes each.
Links open the official Atgora app listings and the Atgora information page.
