AI For Good: Bavarian AI Pioneers at the re:publica

Berlin, Berlin – we're going to Berlin! We're going to the re:publica media trade fair, which will take place from May 26 to 28 in the Station and is one of the most famous gatherings of the German media industry. This year, we will once again be presenting ourselves and our work at our own XPLR: MEDIA stand under the motto “AI for Good: Solutions from Bavaria”.

We will be bringing along two young companies from Bavaria that are using AI to make the internet a better place. Neuraforge wants to make fact-checking easier through AI and Eye-Able is committed to a barrier-free digital world. Both companies have the vision of making the digital space better, more transparent and inclusive.

Neuraforge: Technological early warning system for visual fakes

The Munich-based start-up Neuraforge, founded by Anika Gruner and Anatol Maier, is developing a pioneering technology for recognizing AI-generated or manipulated image and video material. At a time when social media feeds are flooded with deepfakes and artificially generated images, Neuraforge aims to create a reliable verification tool for media houses, editorial offices and platforms. Its approach combines forensic image analysis with AI-supported detection methods to address the increasing invisibility of digital manipulation.

Relying on visual anomalies is no longer enough: AI now generates images that you can no longer tell are not real. Neuraforge goes further: its system analyzes subtle semantic and physical inconsistencies such as light gradients, pupil edges or asymmetries – even at low resolution. The tool also searches for statistical features in the image noise: so-called “AI fingerprints”, which even the most modern image generators leave behind involuntarily. The software recognizes these traces, explains their origin and thus enables an objective classification – without moral judgment. With its concept, the tech start-up aims to strengthen democratic information culture.

Eye-Able from Würzburg: For a barrier-free Internet with responsibility and AI

Eye-Able is a fast-growing tech company from Würzburg that is committed to digital accessibility – with the aim of making the internet accessible to everyone. The impetus for founding the company was a personal experience: when a friend of founder Oliver Greiner had to drop out of university due to a visual impairment, the idea of rethinking digital inclusion was born. Today, Eye-Able supports companies, associations and organizations in designing their websites so that they can also be used by people with disabilities without any problems. At its heart is an intelligent overlay tool that allows users to adjust contrasts, enlarge text or translate content into plain language. In addition, a specially developed AI helps to analyze errors in the code and automatically suggest accessible solutions.

With around 150 employees in several European countries, Eye-Able is now one of the established providers in the field of digital inclusion after just five years. The company works with well-known names such as FC St. Pauli and supports its customers in the implementation of legal requirements such as the Barrier-Free Reinforcement Act, which will come into force in Germany from June 2025. Eye-Able is not only concerned with legal compliance, but also with social change: digital participation should become a matter of course – without companies having to choose between appealing design and inclusion. Eye-Able thus exemplifies a new generation of tech start-ups that combine social responsibility with technological innovation.

Have we made you want to get to know the two young companies and their work or find out more about Bavaria as a media location? Then stop by our stand at re:publica – you'll find us at stand Q1. Neuraforge, Eye-Able and we, XPLR: MEDIA in Bavaria, look forward to seeing you.