EPFL Master's students join the ranks of alumni

Magistrale 2023 - 2023 EPFL/ Adrien Buttier - CC-BY-SA 4. At this year's Magistrale - EPFL's annual Master's graduation ceremony - the School honored 1,240 new alumni. Today, a new cohort of students joined the EPFL alumni community at the School's annual Master's graduation ceremony, in the presence of friends and family members. It was a unique and unforgettable day for the 3,000-or-so people packed into the SwissTech Convention Center, who were treated to a performance by French classical guitarist Thibault Cauvin. While artificial intelligence cannot compete with the skill of a trained musician, EPFL president Martin Vetterli opened the ceremony by suggesting to the audience that his remarks may have been written by ChatGPT rather than a human being. He also reminded those present of their responsibility to society, emphasizing the many challenges posed by new technologies, climate change and other global developments. And of course, he congratulated the graduating students on their accomplishments, adding: "You will achieve great things, but I know you will also do the 'right' things.