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Citizen Science Award

We’re excited to announce that our project DialektDetect has been nominated for the Citizen Science Award by the OeAD!

After training an AI model …

KI und Stimmen @ Bundes-Blindeninstitut

While Text-to-Speech systems might seem like a convenient gadget to some, they can be life-changing for blind or visually impaired individuals.

In a recent workshop …

DialektDetect @ Wiener Forschungsfest 2025

In this citizen science project, we explore how well humans and AI can identify Austrian dialects based solely on audio. Participants placed location markers on …

OFAI's presentation of LEGO Audio & Braille Building Instructions at the Wiener Forschungsfest 2025 - a big success!

OFAI presented LEGO Audio & Braille Building Instructions at the Wiener Forschungsfest 2025. In two and a half days approx. 400 visitors built small LEGO models …

OFAI is represented at the Wiener Forschungsfest 2025 with 2 contributions

OFAI will provide 2 contributions to the Wiener Forschungsfest 2025 that takes place from March 21st -- 23rd in the localities of the Viennese townhall.

The …

Can AI create humour?

OFAI Associate Researcher Tristan Miller is interviewed for matrix - computer & neue medien, ORF Radio Ö1's weekly show on the digitalization of society. In the episode …

OFAI's LEGO audio instructions at Munich school for the blind and visually impaired

Successful test session of OFAI’s LEGO audio instructions at Munich school for the blind and visually impaired

LEGO accessibility platform manager Frederik Hansen and …

Festveranstaltung 55 Jahre ÖSGK, 40 Jahre OFAI

Jubiläumsveranstaltung des Österreichischen Forschungsinstituts für Artificial Intelligence (OFAI)

55 Jahre Österreichische Studiengesellschaft für Kybernetik und 40 Jahre Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Artificial Intelligence

Vor 40 Jahren …

Peter Hallman receives the Mohammad bin Rashid Arabic Award

OFAI Researcher Peter Hallman has been awarded the Mohammad bin Rashid Arabic Language Award in the category of ‘distinguished individual’ for the year 2024 at …