About 90 students from BWKI projects and “AI Schools of the Year” discussed Austria’s future in AI with Innovation Minister Peter Hanke, AI experts, startups, and funding agencies
Around 90 pupils, AI experts, start-ups and representatives from the worlds of research, funding and public administration gathered today at the “Next Generation AI – Young Talents of the BWKI Competition” event at the AI Factory in Vienna. The focus was on winners and project teams from previous years’ Federal Competition for Artificial Intelligence (BWKI), classes from the “AI Schools of the Year”, and a direct exchange with Federal Minister Peter Hanke.
The young talents presented AI projects from the years 2023 to 2025, discussed the opportunities and limitations of artificial intelligence, and subsequently networked with experts, start-ups and funding bodies through workshops, speed-dating sessions, start-up advice and brief patent consultations. Thematically, the projects presented ranged from sign language on smartphones, autonomous driving and deepfake detection, through image processing, political transparency and medical documentation, to compliance and cybersecurity.