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AI services of the ZID

The AI services of the ZID have been data protection checked and are therefore particularly suitable for use at the University.

Chat applications

The ZID provides chat applications with artificial intelligence:

Chat applications can, for example, help with the following tasks:

  • providing information, explanations or tips
  • creating, optimising or analysing texts
  • translating texts
  • performing mathematical calculations
  • programming software code

Note

You can find out under what conditions employees can use ChatGPT at the University of Vienna on the page Using ChatGPT in compliance with data protection regulations.

Software with AI functions

Numerous software products with integrated AI functions are already available through the Software for employees and Software for students service, such as Adobe, Atlas.ti, Mathematica, MATLAB, MAXQDA.

Other products for employees:

  • DeepL: The AI-based translation software DeepL can translate individual words and sentences as well as entire documents and is available in the browser or as an app. Included functions are context-related translation suggestions as well as the customisation of terms and style preferences.
  • Grammarly: The Grammarly software helps to improve the quality of English texts. It recognises and corrects spelling, grammar and punctuation errors and makes suggestions to improve style, clarity and comprehensibility. Grammarly is available in the browser, for Microsoft Office and mobile devices.

This offer is constantly being expanded following legal review.