Business and Law

12. November 2024

Healthcare system

What does a right to health mean?

Karl Stöger, professor of Medical Law at the University of Vienna, explains the legal foundations of the right to health in Austria and discusses existing obstacles in the health care system. He addresses inequalities, the need for reform and possible approaches to improving care.

17. October 2024

Guest article by

Alejandro Cuñat

Rudolphina Experts: Economics

Nobel Prize in Economics: Do we need democracy for prosperity?

The Prize was awarded for compelling insights that explain the differences in wealth between nations. Alejandro Cuñat, professor of Economics at the University of Vienna, discusses the key lesson: To succeed, economies need equal opportunities for all.

13. June 2024

Artificial intelligence and law

"We should not be afraid of AI"

The public discourse fails to address the potential benefits of artificial intelligence, finds IT law expert Nikolaus Forgó. Can AI even give us back autonomy? As uncertain as the future with AI may be, law graduates will be in higher demand than ever before.

25. April 2024

Guest article by

Iris Eisenberger

Rudolphina Experts: AI Policies

Regulating AI: Are we on the right track?

The regulation of artificial intelligence comes with both challenges and opportunities at the interface between technological progress and social values. A perspective by legal scholar Iris Eisenberger.

4. October 2023

Guest article by

Christiane Wendehorst

Rudolphina Experts: Digitalisation

Protect Democracy, Regulate the Internet! But How?

Digital technologies have become integral to everyday life. But what threats does digitalisation pose to democracy? Digital law expert Christiane Wendehorst explains.

20. September 2023

AI ethics

Why we need global governance frameworks for artificial intelligence

An interdisciplinary body of experts, including three academics affiliated with the University of Vienna, supports Austria in the implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. Rudolphina asked them why AI governance requires a global approach and which possibilities and risks this entails.

21. December 2022

Discriminating algorithms

"Nothing on the Internet is neutral"

Sandra Wachter is one of the leading researchers in the field of Internet and artificial intelligence. In our interview, the alumna of Law, who has been recently appointed Professor at the Oxford Internet Institute, explains why it is so important to take a look behind the decisions of algorithms.