Future of crafts: AI and mixed reality in focus in Lienz!

Future of crafts: AI and mixed reality in focus in Lienz!

On Friday, January 17, 2025, an exciting event entitled “New digital tools in trades – AI & Mixed Reality” will take place in the hall of the Tyrolean vocational school in Lienz. Experts will shed light on the promising integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and mixed reality into the areas of craftsmanship and design. The event starts at 2:00 p.m. and offers innovative insights into the future development of the industry until 3:30 p.m. Organizers ask that you register by January 15, 2025 at info@innos.at, as reported by dolomitenstadt.at reported.

Inspiring lectures from experts

Renowned experts will present their findings during the event. Hans Stefan Moritsch, product designer and professor at the New Design University St. Pölten, opens the event with his lecture “Crafts, Design & Artificial Intelligence”. He will present his project “Manual & Artificial Intelligence”, which examines the role of AI in the design process. Together with three companies from East Tyrol, Moritsch is researching how AI can create new opportunities in the trades. Christophe Barlieb, architect and professor at the OTH Regensburg, then speaks about “Shaping the future with mixed reality”. Under the motto “Sense, Adapt, Create!” He will show participants how the fusion of traditional craftsmanship and modern technologies can produce innovative tools and design products, such as meinkreis.at reported.

The event promises to provide participants with practical insights and interesting perspectives for shaping the future in the skilled trades. In a rapidly changing digital environment, such insights are crucial to establishing yourself as an innovator in the trade and successfully mastering the challenges of digitalization.