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EU AI Act: What businesses actually need to know
The EU AI Act is in full effect from 2026. What it means for your business, risk classes, obligations, deadlines, penalties. Plain English, no legalese.
Marco Esposito 11 min readRead article → -
What can ChatGPT really do?, 2026 status
Three years after the hype: which tasks does ChatGPT solve reliably, where does it still fail, and what changed in 2026? An honest stocktake.
More topicsLukas Wagner, Founder & Curator von ahead 9 minRead → -
Seven prompt patterns that actually help
Forget "prompt engineering" as a buzzword. There are seven simple patterns that lift output quality from day one, regardless of model.
More topicsMarco Moosbrugger 8 minRead → -
AI for SMEs: where the leverage actually is
SMEs and AI: what the consulting decks miss. Three realistic use cases, three overhyped ones, and what you can roll out in 90 days without overwhelming your team.
Business & SMEsMore topicsMarco Esposito 10 minRead → -
Data protection in AI: what you can put in the prompt
GDPR + ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, the most common misconceptions. What technical and contractual steps actually protect, and rules of thumb for daily use.
More topicsLukas Wagner, Founder & Curator von ahead 8 minRead → -
Between „what" and „why", what AI reveals about us
AI recognises the what. The why remains where meaning emerges, or vanishes. An analysis drawing on affective computing, therapeutic alliance and Hartmut Rosa's resonance theory.
Research & technologySociety & educationahead research 4 minRead → -
The silent conductor in decision mechanics: How recommender AI shapes our behaviour
A deep analysis of recommender systems, algorithmic decision autonomy and the question of who actually decides in a digital economy.
Business & SMEsEthics & responsibilityahead research 9 minRead → -
Marko Kalabota
CEO Empolo
Between FOMO and stance: Marko Kalabota, the pragmatist of AI
Empolo CEO Marko Kalabota on data maturity, prototypes built in days, Europe's regulatory trap and AI as the e-mountain bike of business.
Business & SMEsEurope & regulationConversation by Lukas Wagner, Founder & Curator von ahead 5 minRead → -
Ruben Hetfleisch
AI researcher and founder · formerly Fraunhofer Austria
The human in the machine: Why Ruben Hetfleisch believes AI could make us more human again
From near-doctor to AI builder: Ruben Hetfleisch on generative AI, authentication in Vienna and why Europe should turn its values into a business model.
Research & technologyBusiness & SMEsConversation by Lukas Wagner, Founder & Curator von ahead 4 minRead → -
Marco Moosbrugger
AI trainer and Byti co-founder
Between code and consciousness: How Marco Moosbrugger makes AI human
From the poker table to the AI workshop: Marco Moosbrugger on locally trained language models, data sovereignty in Vorarlberg, and why trainers matter more than prophets.
Business & SMEsEurope & regulationConversation by Lukas Wagner, Founder & Curator von ahead 4 minRead → -
AI & the birth of empathic systems
AI's next evolutionary leap is emotional resonance. A bold thesis on medicine, care, politics and intimate relationships, and the question of what redefines being human.
Research & technologyEthics & responsibilityahead research 6 minRead → -
Lorenz Maschke
Head of Innovation, Digitalisation and Startups · Chamber of Commerce Salzburg
From tool to stance, future perspectives with Lorenz Maschke
Lorenz Maschke (Chamber of Commerce Salzburg) on curiosity over fear, data maturity as foundation, the qualification shock in knowledge work, and agility as a survival principle.
Business & SMEsSociety & educationConversation by Lukas Wagner, Founder & Curator von ahead 5 minRead → -
Between fascination and loss of control: Why we must learn to understand AI before it understands us
AI is not an opponent but a mirror. Three paths back to maturity, curiosity over opinion, experimenting over consuming, responsibility over speed.
Ethics & responsibilitySociety & educationahead research 3 minRead → -
Sepp Hochreiter
Univ.-Prof. Dr. · AI researcher · NXAI co-founder · LSTM inventor
The third phase of artificial intelligence: A conversation with Sepp Hochreiter
Why we don't need to fear machines but should stay watchful of ourselves, Sepp Hochreiter on LSTM, NXAI and Europe's chance with specialised AI models.
Research & technologyEurope & regulationConversation by Lukas Wagner, Founder & Curator von ahead 5 minRead → -
Klaus Kofler
Futurist · author · Vorarlberg
Of the noise of the future: A conversation with Klaus Kofler
Futurist Klaus Kofler on the impulse society, orientation literacy amid the noise of the future, and AI as a mirror of our thinking.
Society & educationConversation by Lukas Wagner, Founder & Curator von ahead 5 minRead →
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