AI in Vienna: How AI Can Make Vienna Europe’s Startup & SME Hub

The podcast covers:

• AI as a revolution for SMEs: Why artificial intelligence is enabling small businesses to compete on equal footing with large corporations.
• The ChatGPT “aha” moments: How AI has transformed their way of working — from flawless German emails to structuring unstructured data.
• Startup solutions in practice: How Norphluchs automates background checks for banks and critical infrastructure.
• A changing job market: Many Austrians rate their AI skills as low, while routine tasks disappear and new roles such as prompt engineers emerge.
• GDPR, the AI Act & compliance costs: How European startups deal with strict regulations, and why legal expenses are becoming one of the biggest cost drivers alongside R&D.
• Talent, locations & cloud sovereignty: Why Europe still has strengths as a tech location, the role of Azure and AWS, and how difficult it is to find AI talent in Europe
• Vision: Vienna as Europe’s AI capital: What the region needs to become a leading application hub — from Red Bull–style storytelling to open networks for startups.

Link to the Podcast: https://www.trendingtopics.eu/wirtschaftskammer-wien-ai-talk-1/