AI Training is Copyright Infringement

Sep 9, 2024 | AI, Austria, copyright, Germany

Tags: AI, Austria, copyright, GermanyComputer scientist Prof. Dr. Sebastian Stober (University of Magdeburg) and legal scholar Prof. Dr. Tim W. Dornis (University of Hannover) have worked in tandem to produce an expert opinion on the technological and legal aspects of...

German Joint Open Letter and Manifesto for Human Language

Mar 6, 2024 | AI, Austria, Europe, Europe; European Union;, Germany, Open letter, Switzerland

Tags: AI, Austria, Europe, Europe; European Union;, Germany, Open letter, SwitzerlandThe three German-language translators’ organisations IGÜ (Austria), A*dS (Switzerland) and VdÜ (Germany) have published a joint Open Letter and a Manifesto for Human Language,...

Vacancy for Tenure-Track Professorship in Literary Translation at University of Vienna (deadline for application: 7 January 2019)

Dec 10, 2018 | Austria

Tags: AustriaAt the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Vienna a tenure-track professorship in the field of Literary Translation (full-time position) is to be filled. From the job announcement: ‘Throughout history, literary translation has played a...

Call for application: Paul Celan fellowships for translators 2019/2020 (deadline: 28 February 2019)

Oct 28, 2018 | Austria

Tags: AustriaThe program supports translations of canonical texts, contemporary key works in the humanities, social sciences and cultural studies from Eastern to Western European languages or vice versa, or between two Eastern European languages. Special emphasis is...

Call for Applications: Artist-in-Residence-Programme in Vienna / Salzburg 2019 (Deadline: 30 September 2018)

Sep 11, 2018 | Austria

Tags: AustriaIn co-operation with KulturKontakt Austria, the Austrian Federal Chancellery makes available 50 residencies in Vienna and Salzburg for the year 2019. The residency is designed to offer an opportunity to become familiar with the Austrian art scene and...