AI Austria monthly: October'24 Update

Recap of our latest community events, upcoming conferences and events, genAI news, Asia updates, jobs and more...

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Oct 09, 2024

The coming weeks are jam packed with AI events - from community roundtables to international conferences.

🚀 Latest Developments

🇪🇺 Event Recap: genAI Community 🚀

The first future-setting GenAI Community in Austria organised by AI Austria kicked things of on 3rd of September, with an evening full of exciting GenAI-Content.

The GenAI community offers a platform for everyone, from users to deep-tech programmers, to meet other fascinated people! Did you miss being part of this fundamental technological development? » Read the full recap here

🔥 There will be a Winter edition on 5th November with even more future-oriented discussions at the Uniqa Tower! See you there »Registration

⚙️ Event Recap: International Reinforcement Learning Bootcamp

In September, AI Austria hosted an exciting event that brought together experts and enthusiasts from around the globe for our International Reinforcement Learning Bootcamp. Participants delved into the latest developments and applications of reinforcement learning, learning from leading industry professionals. Whether you attended or missed out, you can catch up on the key takeaways and insights in our latest blog post. »Read the full recap here

🐦‍🔥 AAIC - Applied AI Conference 2024

AI Austria, together with WKÖ Aussenwirtschaft Austria, invites you to the 6th edition of the Applied AI Conference (AAIC24) on October 17-18, 2024, in Vienna and online. This event is all about the real-world applications of AI, providing you with practical insights and actionable ideas. AAIC24 is the ideal platform to connect with over 500 AI experts from more than 20 countries, fostering collaboration and business opportunities in the AI space. If you're interested in how AI can drive real impact, this is the conference you won't want to miss! Follow the event online on our LinkedIn channel and register to participate online here (in-person spots sold out!) - Register here!

🇫🇮🇦🇹 Finnish-Austrian Innovation Night: AI & XR Networking

Together with our friends from Business Finland, we’re co-organizing a special networking evening in Vienna on October 28, 2024! Dive into the exciting world of AI and the Industrial Metaverse, with inspiring use cases from Finland and Austria. Expect keynotes, panel discussions, and ample opportunities to connect with industry leaders. Apply for participation here (spots are very limited, so be fast!)

Partner Events

✈️ All Aboard: EXPEDITION KI 3.0 – Your AI Journey Starts Here!

As a committed partner in advancing AI, AI Austria is excited to co-create this year’s EXPEDITION KI 3.0, happening on October 15-16, 2024, at the Vienna Airport Conference & Innovation Center. Focused on real-world AI applications, the event will feature a panel discussion with our very own Patrick Ratheiser, board member of AI Austria, alongside our friend Daniel Abbou from KI Bundesverband in Germany.

We’re offering an exclusive €200 discount for our community with the code AIAUSTRIAMEMBERKI. Join us and help shape the future of AI in the DACH region! Register here

🎟️ Moving Forward Conference – Unlock Innovation: AI and Future Skills

Moving Forward Conference: Artificial Intelligence & Future Skills

The Moving Forward Conference 2024, held on November 14 in Vienna, will bring together leading experts to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence, innovation, and future skills. The event will feature keynote speakers, workshops, and the presentation of a new study on AI’s influence on Austrian businesses, alongside insights from international innovators and thought leaders. Topics include AI in business, sustainable technologies, and the role of social media in digital transformation. » register here and use the code “MFAIA” to get a 20% discount on tickets.

🎤 Invitation #MOI2025 Innovation Day Startup Pitching

MOI2025 is the leading insurance & insurtech event in Austria gathering innovators, tech enthusiasts, and investors in Vienna. MOI Startup Award 2025 offers the chance to attend, pitch, and exhibit at #MOI2025 on 12th & 13th May 2025 as part of ViennaUp.com. Each startup (founded after Jan 1st 2020) can apply with a max.1 project. » Apply online between Oct 1st – March 31st

✨ Generative AI News ✨

Gemini Live and Connected Google Apps Now Support More Languages. Gemini Live is enhancing its functionality. In the upcoming weeks, you'll be able to interact with Gemini and have it perform tasks on your behalf in your preferred language.

OpenAI introduced a new lineup of AI models engineered to take additional time to process information before responding. These “o1”models are capable of reasoning through intricate tasks and tackling more challenging problems in areas such as science, programming, and mathematics compared to their predecessors.

Sam Altman: "Superintelligent" AI Just a Few Thousand Days Away. Altman anticipates that future advancements in AI will enable us to achieve feats that would have appeared magical to our grandparents.

Black Forest Labs (BFL), the startup established by the creators of the widely acclaimed Stable Diffusion AI image generation model—which powers numerous AI image generation applications and services like Midjourney—has announced the launch of a new, faster text-to-image model named Flux 1.1 Pro. Alongside this release, BFL is introducing a paid application programming interface (API) that allows developers to create third-party applications using the model or integrate it into their existing apps.

Meta unveils Llama 3.2 with Vision Capabilities to Compete with OpenAI and Anthropic. Meta has enhanced its large language models (LLMs) with visual understanding. At Meta Connect, the company introduced Llama 3.2, its first major vision-enabled model that can interpret both images and text.

🌏 Asia spotlight

Chinese scientists develop carbon nanotube TPU, claiming it’s highly energy efficient.

Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google China, stated that Chinese AI models lag behind US by 6 to 9 months, but predicts that Chinese AI apps might grow faster than in the US by early next year.

Alibaba launches Qwen 2.5, a multilingual AI model with 72B parameters, released over 100 open-source AI models for various sectors aiming to boost competition with Baidu and Huawei, as well as US big techs like Microsoft and OpenAI.

Lenovo plans to manufacture AI servers in India and opened a new AI servers-focused R&D lab in Bengaluru, aiming to produce 50k units annually.

TikTok is developing its own AI GPUs, aiming to reduce reliance on Nvidia. TSMC will make both products that will enter mass production by 2026.

Alibaba and Nvida collaborate on advanced autonomous-driving solution, computing services.