| Date: | 5 March 2026, 14:00 – 15:00 (CET) | Price: | Free (for eligible participants) | |
| Format: | AI:AT Webinar, ONLINE (Zoom) | Target audience: | Academia, industry, public admin | |
| Language: | English | Organizer: | AI:AT & ASC |
Discover what Artificial Intelligence (AI) has to offer beyond generative AI.
AI has inevitably entered the general discussion throughout most fields of our daily lives. However, most people still believe that AI is this new technology that has been released with the launch of ChatGPT in 2022. What most people are not aware of is the fact that AI is actually a topic that organizations are working on for almost 100 years now, and spans far beyond generative AI tools such as ChatGPT.
In this webinar, we dig into the history of AI, and based on the historical background derive the actual scope of the term AI, underlying techniques and potentials, as well as driving forces that lead to multiple hype cycles surrounding the term AI throughout the last decades.
Target audience
Everyone is welcome who wants to understand the roots of AI and what is beyond generative AI.
This webinar is open and free of charge for all participants from academia, industry, and public administration from EU and/or EuroHPC JU member countries.
Entry level & prerequisites
Beginner – no prior AI knowledge is required.
Agenda
14:00 Welcome & Presentation of AI-Factory Austria AI:AT
14:05 Beyond GenAI: The Roots of AI
- History of AI
- Different approaches of defining AI throughout history
- Overview of AI techniques and their popularity within the last decades
- Driving forces of AI adoption within the last decades
14:50 Questions & Discussion
Speaker
Daniel Lehner (AI Factory Austria AI:AT)
Dr. Daniel Lehner works as expert in AI knowledge transfer at AI Factory Austria AI:AT. He also works as a consultant and trainer at TwinTech, helping companies to efficiently exploit the potential of digitalization through the use of artificial intelligence and digital twins. In addition to his work with various companies, he also draws on his many years of experience in researching digital twins and artificial intelligence at Johannes Kepler University in Linz.
Language
English
Date, time, and location
05.03.2026, 14:00 – 15:00 (CET), LIVE ONLINE WEBINAR (Zoom)
If there is sufficient interest, we may offer an additional in-person attendance option in Vienna.
Registration
Registration is required, the link to the registration form can be found on the top of this page in the menu on the left. Please register with your official institutional email address to prove your affiliation.
You will get the Zoom link in the automatic confirmation by email (subject starting with "[Indico] Registration"), please check your Spam/Junk folders). We will also send 1–2 reminders before the webinar.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at training@ai-at.eu if you have any questions.
Organizers
This webinar is jointly organized by AI Factory Austria AI:AT and Austrian Scientific Computing (ASC) (aka ASC Research Center, TU Wien).
Acknowledgements
AI Factory Austria AI:AT has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 101253078. The JU receives support from the Horizon Europe Programm of the European Union and Austria (BMIMI / FFG).
