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To ban or not to ban AI in higher education?
29.10.2026
In an Oxford-style debate in Linz, BilAI members Erich Kobler and Anamaria-Roberta Hartl took opposing sides on a potential ban of AI in higher education. The audience verdict was unambiguous.
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BilAI at the Technology Talks Austria 2026
16.09.2026
This autumn’s Technology Talks Austria focused on “Empowering Europe: Technological Leadership for a Resilient Future”, with BilAI Board Member Robert Legenstein among the experts discussing the future of research and technology in Europe.
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BilAI Summer School 2026 at ESSAI: Connecting with Europe's AI Community
09.09.2026
Bringing together the BilAI community with Europe's largest broad AI summer school, this year's edition offered an exceptional environment for learning, interdisciplinary exchange, and international networking.
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BilAI Key Researcher Francesco Locatello receives an ERC Starting grant
03.09.2026
BilAI Key Researcher Francesco Locatello has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for his Causal-AIM project, which aims to develop AI models capable of detecting and quantifying causality in scientific experiments across different types of data.
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Can AI really know you? BilAI Researcher Stefan Szeider puts it to the test
02.09.2026
What does it feel like when a machine claims to know you? At this year’s Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, BilAI key researcher Stefan Szeider invited visitors to find out, with his interactive installation “Spot on: A machine reads you aloud.”
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