Angesichts des raschen Fortschritts bei der Entwicklung arbeitet Österreich an einer neuen Strategie für den Umgang mit Künstlicher Intelligenz, um die aus dem Jahr 2021 stammende AIM AT 2030 abzulösen. On September 25, 2026, State Secretary in the Federal Chancellery Alexander Pröll announced the development of an adaptive AI strategy slated for release in the first half of 2027, replacing the Artificial Intelligence Mission Austria 2030 (AIM AT 2030) framework.
Beyond the ChatGPT Boom: Rewriting National Tech Policy
When the original AIM AT 2030 strategy was drafted, the application ChatGPT did not yet exist. Recognizing this structural deficit, Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker tasked Pröll with formulating a modern, highly flexible successor.
Pröll did not mince words regarding the magnitude of the shift. He characterized the current era as the greatest disruption of our time, eclipsing the advent of the internet and the automobile. We are at a critical tipping point.
The strategy will not be a static document carved in stone. Given the development steps, the upcoming framework must adapt dynamically to technological breakthroughs.
Structuring the Roadmap: From Friction Points to State Resilience
The development timeline for the 2027 strategy relies on a methodical, phased approach. In the first phase, policy architects will work out the obstacles, identifying the points where there are problems.
The subsequent phase shifts focus to actionable measures divided across core pillars:
- Unlocking unused potential.
- Protecting and educating the populace.
- Securing state operational capability and security.
- Enforcing strict ethical and moral boundaries for deployment.
Rather than functioning as a collection of disparate opinions, the finalized policy document will synthesize targeted expert input from science, industry, and social partners into a clear, unified national trajectory.
Navigating the Employment Matrix and Demographic Realities
Having engaged directly with leading scientists at major United States technology firms, he acknowledges that even industry insiders cannot accurately predict long-term structural shifts in employment.
One reality remains absolute: there will not be more jobs. However, the nature of labor will undergo a fundamental transformation.
Austria faces demographic headwinds, notably upcoming retirement waves across the public sector. Pröll views artificial intelligence not as a wholesale job destroyer in this context, but as a critical multiplier. As the pool of available working-age citizens shrinks, remaining workers should in the ideal case become more productive. Intelligent automation offers a viable vector to support this.
Global Regulatory Alignment and the Nuclear Precedent
On the international stage, Austria operates as one voice among many, but Pröll insists the nation must actively contribute to global governance frameworks. Effective deployment demands smart, unified worldwide regulation that encompasses major global superpowers including the United States and China.
The geopolitical parallel is stark. Effective global guardrails for artificial Intelligence should be similar to the framework for nuclear weapons disarmament.
Pröll rejects both dystopian panic and uncritical tech utopianism. The truth sits somewhere in the middle. The primary objective for society is mastering the technology rather than succumbing to it, ensuring that state institutions retain full sovereignty and operational readiness in an increasingly automated world.
