BilAI Kick-off event

Around 300 researchers, industry representatives and decision-makers from business and politics came together at the BilAI Kick-off event on 26 February in Kepler Hall on the JKU campus to discuss the vision and goals of the project.
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Inside Bilateral AI: The Research Modules

Bilateral AI brings together cutting-edge research to develop Broad AI by integrating sub-symbolic and symbolic AI approaches. Dive into our research modules to discover how we tackle key challenges—from reasoning and learning to adaptability and efficiency.
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About the project

The project “Bilateral AI” aims at lifting artificial intelligence (AI) to the next level. Current AI systems are in a sense narrow. They center on a specific application or task such as object or speech recognition. Our project will combine two of the most important types of AI which have been developed separately so far: symbolic and sub-symbolic AI. While symbolic AI works with clearly defined logical rules, sub-symbolic AI (such as ChatGPT) is based on training a machine with the help of large datasets to create intelligent behavior. This integration, resulting in a Broad AI, is intended to mirror
something that humans do naturally: the simultaneous use of cognition and reasoning skills.

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Exploring Austria’s AI Ecosystem: Global Master's students share strategic insights with BilAI

What does Austria’s AI ecosystem look like through the lens of the next generation of global business leaders? That’s what 28 Global Business Master’s students from Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz shared in their final presentations.
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Emmi AI, a JKU Spin-Off Company, Receives Austria’s Largest Seed Funding of €15 Million

Our BIL AI key researcher Johannes Brandstetter, co-founder of the JKU Linz spin-off Company Emmi AI, and his team secure Austria’s largest seed funding round of €15 million for AI-powered physical simulation.
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Bilateral AI is proud to support the next generation of AI thinkers!

We’re excited to be a partner of the VCLA student video contest “Mensch und Maschine im Jahr 2035”, encouraging young minds to explore how AI will shape our future. Austrian Students from fifth grade up are invited to share their vision of life in 2035 in a short video. (Article in German)
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