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sectors. However, it also shows that new ones are always
being created. And that’s what will happen with AI. It’s
important to take potential impacts on the job market
seriously and put appropriate measures in place to get
the most out of the opportunities AI affords us”, explains
Fischer.
Explainability and ethics are becoming increasingly
important as AI starts to permeate our daily lives. The
systems have to become more transparent and interpretable
to ensure that AI decisions are traceable and ethically
justifiable. “To this end, as part of the EU’s Digital Strategy,
the EU Commission has put the Artificial Intelligence
Act (AIA) in motion; a law that – in its current version
– contains specific recommendations as to how research
institutions and the wider business world should use AI”,
explains Manz.
Effective collaboration? Ethical problems? Critical
voices? Where do the experts land when it comes to
collaboration with artificial intelligence systems in the
workplace? “The fact is that a team of people working
with AI delivers better results than the most talented
people or most advanced algorithms alone. At the end of
the day, whether we take advantage of artificial intelligence-based
support in day-to-day working life depends
on the specific requirements and objectives of a task, and
the available resources and limitations. And, in the end,
that can only be decided by a human.”
About Software Competence
Center Hagenberg GmbH
The Software Competence
Center Hagenberg (SCCH) is
a non-academic research centre
that has built up a reputation
for outstanding applicationoriented
research in the fields of data and software
science over the past 25 years. This focus
enables it to effectively implement projects in
the fields of digitalisation, Industry 4.0 and
artificial intelligence. The SCCH sees itself as
an interface between the international research
community and the domestic economy, and
carries out world-leading research with its
130-strong team.
www.scch.at
Markus Manz is the CEO of
the SCCH and is responsible
for the institution’s strategic
planning. He wants to further
expand its collaboration with
the scientific and economic
community, and increase the
centre’s visibility on the global
stage as a world-leading institution.
Lukas Fischer is the SCCH’s
Research Manager for Data
Science, and has many years
of experience in research and
project management.
©Nicky Webb
Space to communicate:
Small space? More room!
Increasing communication needs meet limited space: Does this sound familiar? Multifunctional room
concepts are a smart solution when there is not enough space, because they are designed for multiple
use. A flexible furnishing and media concept allows different applications to be implemented in the
same space with little effort.
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