Villach · Klagenfurt · all of Carinthia
AI in Carinthia that works in operations.
AI READY AT builds AI agents and AI solutions for businesses in Carinthia. We support you personally, from the first analysis of your processes to a system in daily use. With an office in Villach, everything from one team and data that stays under your control.
AI for Carinthian businesses
Personal in Carinthia. Technically reliable.
Good AI consulting does not start with a tool but with how you work: Which work keeps repeating? Which data do you have? Who is responsible? And where does AI really save time or improve quality and decisions?
From our office in Villach we support businesses in Villach, Klagenfurt, Spittal an der Drau, Wolfsberg, St. Veit an der Glan, Feldkirchen and across the region. Workshops and work on your processes take place on site in your business. Development and support work just as well remotely. If your company also has sites in other federal states, we work together with our offices in Graz and Himberg, across Austria.
Why AI agents in particular? Carinthian businesses mainly use AI to automate workflows. An AI agent is a program that does recurring computer tasks on its own and shows you the result for approval. It goes one step further than a chatbot: it reads emails and documents, enters data into your programs and flags where a decision is needed. Our agents have their own account, only the permissions they need and a complete log. A person approves anything with real consequences.
Areas of use
Where AI agents take work off Carinthian businesses.
Examples from the sectors that shape Carinthia. A person always approves critical steps.
Industry and production
In Carinthia, industry carries more weight than in Austria as a whole: production accounts for 36.3 per cent of gross value added, meaning the value the economy creates, compared with 27.4 per cent nationally. AI agents read orders and delivery notes from PDF files. They transfer the data into the inventory system and submit it for approval. WKÖ statistics ↗ AI in industry
Tourism and hospitality
With more than 13 million overnight stays in 2025, tourism is an important sector. AI assistants answer recurring guest enquiries. AI agents prepare offers and confirmations, and your team checks and sends them. Carinthia tourism report 2025 ↗ AI in tourism
Law firms and consultancies
Confidentiality comes first here. A language model is the part of the AI that understands and writes text, like the one behind ChatGPT. For the law firm act legal, such a language model reads and sorts incoming documents in a closed environment, without any public AI service. See the reference
Trades, retail and services
Quotes, invoices, scheduling and follow-up questions take time every day. An AI agent handles the recurring steps and a person checks the result. An interface is the connection through which two programs exchange data. How AI agents can even operate software without an interface
AI in Carinthia 2026
Where Carinthia stands today.
Verified figures and developments that matter for Carinthian businesses.
Businesses using AI
Carinthia 2023
8.2 %
Carinthia 2025
23.6 %
Austria 2025, approx.
30 %
23.6% of businesses use AI
In 2025, 23.6 per cent of Carinthian enterprises with ten or more employees used artificial intelligence, up from 8.2 per cent in 2023. Across Austria the figure is around 30 per cent. Statistics Austria ↗
Automation before analysis
In Carinthia, AI is used more often to automate workflows than to analyse data. According to Statistics Austria, this differs from the Austrian pattern. This is exactly where AI agents come in. Statistics Austria ↗
The state itself relies on AI agents
The State of Carinthia runs its own AI, KärntenGPT, in the state's data centres. Since January 2026, an AI agent has checked funding documents for completeness, while a person still gives the final approval. ORF Carinthia ↗
A strong network
DIH SÜD, Fraunhofer Austria with KI4LIFE in Klagenfurt, the Silicon Alps cluster, the AI department of the University of Klagenfurt and CU Carinthia University of Applied Sciences offer businesses knowledge, training and contacts. DIH SÜD ↗ Fraunhofer ↗
Services
What our AI consulting in Carinthia includes.
Eight modules connect business strategy, technology, data and responsibility.
AI dashboards
A dashboard is an overview, like the instrument panel in a car: your key figures on one page. It adds analyses and suggestions for what to do, all of it traceable. Management sees early where things become critical and can react faster and on a solid basis.
AI agents
An AI agent does recurring tasks step by step. It also works across several programs, for example from the email inbox to accounting. Important steps are still checked and approved by the person in charge.
AI assistants
Knowledge management means your company's knowledge is in one place and quick to find. The AI assistant makes this possible: your team asks a question and quickly gets an answer with its source. Each person only sees what they are allowed to see, and sensitive data stays in the protected area.
AI operating system AIROS
AIROS brings your programs and data, your company knowledge, work steps and approvals under one roof, in a clear, traceable architecture, meaning a blueprint for how everything works together. You always see who is in charge, who may do what and who checks. The AI only accesses programs you have approved.
Ready for AI?
We check how ready your company is for AI and show where AI saves time, what is needed and what comes first.
AI strategy & roadmap
We turn your goals into a realistic plan: what comes first and what needs deciding.
AI rules & training
We set clear rules for using AI, decide who is responsible and train your team for safe everyday use.
Data security
We choose where the AI runs, depending on how sensitive your data is: with the provider on the internet, on a computer in your own building, a mix of both or as your own private AI model.
Method
From first conversation to a controlled trial run.
Each step provides a clear basis for the next decision.
Analysis
We look at your processes, data, goals and risks.
Strategy
We decide together which tasks come first, by benefit, effort and what is doable.
Building
We build a practical trial run with real review points.
Embedding
We set rules for using AI, train your team and set up day-to-day operation.
Our AI recommendation
Which AI fits your data?
ChatGPT is often already in use at work, frequently in the personal version without a company contract. We bring AI into the business under control, matched to your data. Choose your situation:
Claude or ChatGPT in the business edition
With Microsoft 365, your business already works with US cloud services, meaning programs that run on the provider's computers on the internet. We recommend Claude or ChatGPT in the business edition, where according to Anthropic ↗ and OpenAI ↗ your data is not used for training by default. The AIROS Gateway also checks what leaves the business.
Local AI on your own server
For sensitive data, for example in a law firm, we use local AI: it runs on a computer dedicated to your company, not on a public AI service. Your data stays entirely with you, without a US cloud or third-party access.
Frequently asked questions
AI in Carinthia: briefly explained.
Which companies offer AI solutions and AI consulting in Carinthia?
AI READY AT, with an office in Villach, develops AI agents and advises businesses in Villach, Klagenfurt and across Carinthia. We support you from the analysis of your processes through a controlled trial run to a running system.
Which AI companies are there in Carinthia?
A good overview is the business directory kiintegration.com as of 3 November 2026. It lists 53 AI service providers based in Carinthia, from consulting and software development to automation. AI READY AT is one of them, based in Villach and focused on AI agents that take over recurring workflows in businesses.
How does AI consulting in Carinthia work at AI READY AT?
It starts with a free initial conversation, in person in Carinthia or online. Then we look at one specific workflow in your business, such as incoming invoices, guest enquiries or quotes. From this we build a trial run with real data. Only when it runs reliably does it go into everyday use, with clear rules and training for your team.
Which workflows in Carinthian businesses are best suited for AI first?
Workflows that run the same way every day and take a lot of manual work are a good fit. Examples are recognising incoming invoices in the inbox and filing them, preparing guest enquiries in a hotel as a quote, or drafting replies to recurring emails. Our articles on incoming invoices and hotel guest enquiries show what this looks like in detail.
What should I look for when choosing an AI company in Carinthia?
Make sure the company starts with a specific workflow in your business rather than talking about AI in general. Ask for a trial run with real data, where your data is processed and who approves which steps. It also matters who looks after the system once it is live.
How widespread is AI in Carinthian businesses?
Figures from Statistik Austria show that 23.6 percent of Carinthian companies with ten or more employees used artificial intelligence in 2025, up from 8.2 percent in 2023. So almost one in four businesses already works with AI. Carinthian businesses use it more often to automate workflows than to analyse data.
Where can I find examples of AI agents in Carinthian businesses?
In the article “AI agents in Carinthian businesses: where they already take over work” with figures on AI use in Carinthia and practical examples.
Is there AI consulting directly in Carinthia?
Yes. AI READY AT has an office in Villach. Depending on the project, workshops, analyses of your processes and meetings take place directly in your business in Carinthia. Development and support also work remotely.
What is an AI agent and what does it do for a Carinthian business?
An AI agent handles recurring work across several steps. For example, it transfers data from orders into the inventory system. It works with its own account and only the permissions it needs. A person approves critical steps.
Which company sizes is the consulting designed for?
Our focus is on small and medium-sized businesses and organisations. What matters more than the number of staff is a specific process, reliable data and a contact person in charge.
What happens to sensitive data?
We process sensitive data with AI that runs locally in your building or in a European data centre. For everyday tasks, if your business already uses Microsoft 365 and Outlook, we recommend Claude or ChatGPT in the business edition. According to the providers, your data is not used to train the AI by default. With the AIROS Gateway we also check what is sent to external AI services before it leaves your organisation.
Is there funding for AI projects in Carinthia?
Carinthian businesses can use funding for AI projects, for example through the KWF. We check together before the project starts whether a suitable programme is currently open.
Does AI READY AT only work in Carinthia?
No. Many of our clients are based in Carinthia, but we support businesses across Austria, with offices in Villach, Graz and Himberg.
AI in Carinthia
Which process should become easier?
We look at your task personally, on site at your business or online.
Request a first meeting↗
The first meeting is always free of charge, online or in person.