AI Austria Meetup "Inside the AI"-Edition

AI Austria Meetup "Inside the AI"-Edition NTS Netzwerk Telekom Service AG\, Vienna \| October 15th \| 17:30 Word Models, Context Engineering and AI Reasoning. Main topics that decide, if we can use AI in a structured way. Join us in this deep dive. Together with leading voices from Austria's AI ecosystem, we look at the next layer of the stack: world models, self-advancing context, and the tracing and reasoning that make agent decisions transparent. Hosted by Ruben Hetfleisch (AI Austria). 17:30 – Welcome & Opening Hosted by Ruben Hetfleisch (AI Austria) → Setting the stage & News about AI 17:40 – Neuromorphic Computing: Where the Technology Stands and Why It Matters Fabian Lächler (Fraunhofer Austria) 17:55 – Self-Advancing Context in the Age of Agents Mario Deubler 18:10 – Reasoning is No Evidence: On faithfulness of llm self explanations Maximilian Süss (KHoch3) 18:30 – On-premise AI: The Pain, The Suffering and Why We Still Do It Dino Begicevic (NTS) 19:00 – Networking, Drinks & Conversations → Meet the speakers, exchange ideas and connect with the AI community More speakers to be announced soon! 📍 Location NTS Netzwerk Telekom Service AG, Trabrennstraße 2b, Wien 🗓 Date & Time Thursday, October 15th 2026, from 17:30 🎟 Admission Free & open to the community – limited seats