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Latest articlePractice21 September 20268 min read

ChatGPT alternatives for business: GDPR-ready platforms compared

Looking for a business platform instead of private ChatGPT accounts? Compare OpenAI's Business and Enterprise tiers against standalone providers in this checked review of eight platforms.

21 September 2026SecuritySwiss AI platforms: six business offerings comparedSix business AI offerings compared by storage, processing, deployment and costs. With a transparent method and primary sources from each provider.
26 July 2026Data protectionAI and data protection in Switzerland: what companies need to knowAI tools process personal data, which brings them under the revFADP. The legal position, the typical mistakes and a checklist for adopting AI in line with data protection law.
26 July 2026Data protectionThe revFADP explained: Switzerland's revised data protection actThe revised Federal Act on Data Protection has applied since 1 September 2023, with no transition period. The key duties, the fines regime and what the revFADP means for AI.
26 July 2026PracticeChatGPT at work: risks, rules and secure alternativesChatGPT has arrived in everyday work, often through private accounts. What happens to the inputs, where the risks lie and what companies should look for in an alternative.
26 July 2026SecurityShadow AI: spotting and fixing uncontrolled AI useWhen employees use private AI accounts for work, shadow AI emerges. Why bans make the problem worse and what the controlled route looks like.
26 July 2026ComplianceProfessional secrecy and AI: what law firms, practices and tax advisers need to knowLawyers, doctors and other professions are bound by a criminally enforced duty of secrecy. What that means for AI tools, and the conditions under which their use is permissible.
26 July 2026PracticeWriting an AI policy: a guide for companies, with checklistWithout rules you get sprawl; with rules that are too strict you get shadow AI. What a workable AI policy looks like and how to roll it out successfully.
26 July 2026ComplianceThe EU AI Act: what it means for companies in the DACH regionThe EU regulates AI by risk. In Germany and Austria the AI Act applies directly; Swiss companies are caught by the marketplace principle. The risk classes, the timetable and the right first steps.
26 July 2026SecurityData sovereignty: why the location of your data decidesWhere data is processed determines whose law applies and who can compel access. What data sovereignty means and what to look for in European hosting.
26 July 2026SecurityLLM security: the risks of language models and how companies control themLanguage models bring new classes of attack and error. An overview of the relevant risks, from prompt injection to data leakage, and the countermeasures.
26 July 2026ComplianceAI at banks and insurers: what the regulators expectRegulators expect supervised institutions to deploy AI under control, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland alike. What that means in practice, from governance to outsourcing.
26 July 2026PracticeAdopting AI in an SME: the roadmap for the first 90 daysBetween isolated experiments and a major project lies the pragmatic route: a structured rollout in three phases. The roadmap for the first 90 days.

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