Swiss Crypto Stamp 3.0

The first edition of the Swiss Crypto Stamp was released in November 2021, the second edition in August 2022. Last week Swiss Post sent a reminder about their plans for a third edition which uses ideas generated by artificial intelligence. It’s still a mystery what the next Swiss Crypto Stamp will look like, but let’s see what’s happening in the world of artificial intelligence to try and find out more.

During the 2022 Swiss Digital Days technologies of AI-based art creation and the associated minting of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) were explored. These two technologies were combined in a touchscreen art generator, which toured throughout Switzerland on a large-scale roadshow with 21 locations from the 5th of September 2022 through the 27th of October.

Thousands of people who had come to attend the event from all over Switzerland were able to generate their own creations. «swissp[AI]nt» was preset to generate images that would place Switzerland in the spotlight. An initial click enabled users to select one of 30 typically Swiss terms. A second click associated this term with another word from the world of digitization. Finally, the two were combined with an artistic style.

Swiss Post’s philatelic laboratory is already bursting with ideas. How could it be otherwise, with all these splendid creations? Swiss Post is concocting a new cryptographic wonder, Swiss Crypto Stamp 3.0, ready for next year.

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• Pictures courtesy of digitaltage.swiss and digitalswitzerland