WEKA Industrie Medien enters next growth phase with new owner
Forum Media Group takes over - management and team remain unchanged WEKA Industrie Medien has been part of the international Forum Media Group (FMG) since 1 August 2025. The takeover by FMG opens up new opportunities for the Austrian specialist media company...
Sepp Hochreiter: "In AI, basic research and practice are very close together!"
AI researcher Sepp Hochreiter has achieved another remarkable breakthrough. A language model that works faster and more efficiently than ChatGPT and similar systems. However, the research lead that has been painstakingly built up in Austria is in danger of evaporating.
Regulation of AI: A close look at the EU's AI regulation (AI Act)
In mid-June 2023, the EU Parliament agreed on a system for regulating AI. Read here to find out exactly what the AI regulation says, how companies are affected by the development and use of AI systems, who is in favour of it and what points of criticism have been raised.
Using artificial intelligence: Where the AI journey is heading
AI is everywhere - but where is it heading in industrial applications? We shed light on how various players - from global technology giants to small start-ups - are using artificial intelligence to drive innovation and optimise work processes.
Harmonising innovation and regulation of artificial intelligence
Disruptive innovations are the order of the day with AI. The future development path is. It is therefore important for decision-makers to take a closer look at the ethics of artificial intelligence right now. A guide to action by Saara Hyvönen.
Industry pushes the pace of AI in practice
It is both an economic necessity and a strategic goal: AI should give European industry a competitive advantage. And more and more companies are indeed focussing on this technology of the future. Examples of AI in practice show the potential applications.
AI Rap with Eva Eggeling Part 3: Generative AI explained
Welcome to the third part of our series "AI Rap with Eva Eggeling"! In this video, we dive deep into the world of generative AI and learn how creative algorithms work.
The fourth industrial revolution is only just beginning!
Industry 4.0 was just a marketing hoax: Why only the breakthrough in "generative AI" is actually the big technological leap and driver for the fourth industrial revolution, which will bring fundamental changes to industrial production and society.
The Turing test: How up-to-date is the artificial intelligence test in times of Chat GPT & Co.
In this first part of our series 'AI Rap with Eva Eggeling', Eva Eggeling, Center Manager for Data Driven Design at Fraunhofer Austria and Head of the Innovation Center for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence KI4Life, takes a deep dive into the topic of the Turing Test.
What challenges await Austrian industry?
The biggest problems for artificial intelligence and its future use currently include financial hurdles, a lack of qualified personnel and human distrust. Data quality is also an obstacle.









