The trustworthy use of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to change the economy in key future industries for the benefit of society and to positively influence the positioning of Austria and Europe in international competition. First, the terminology is clarified in an overview study and possible potentials and challenges are considered. The focus is on the necessary digitalisation of the areas of production, mobility and medicine.

In addition, the climate friendliness of AI and its potential for climate protection is increasingly gaining interest. Against this background, a second study provides a knowledge base for assessing the climate protection potential of AI applications and provides an overview of existing developments and practices in business support.

The policy insights are a result of the accompanying research in the context of the accompanying monitoring and evaluation of the call "aws Digitalisation - trustworthy artificial intelligence" on behalf of aws - Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH.