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Artificial intelligence can now generate images that are virtually indistinguishable from real ones. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB have developed RealorRender, a tool that not only specifically detects such deepfakes but also explains why an image is classified as real or AI-generated. The new hybrid approach significantly improves detection accuracy, while explainable AI processes ensure transparent results.

In the Semiconductor-X project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), an industry consortium led by Intel, Infineon, Siemens, SAP, and Bosch is developing a joint data room infrastructure for semiconductor manufacturing by September. The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Security AISEC and the Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB have now joined the consortium as cybersecurity partners and are developing a roadmap for secure data rooms. The goal is to enable companies to securely exchange sensitive production and process data along the value chain. The results are also intended to support other Manufacturing-X initiatives.

Bilfinger and Fraunhofer IOSB are developing a teleoperated retrieval system on behalf of the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal (BGE) to retrieve radioactive waste from the Asse II mine. The goal is to enable the safe, precise, and efficient exposure and retrieval of the waste drums – using multifunctional work machines, modern robotics, and assistance functions for the control center.

Turkish manufacturing companies can now take a concrete next step toward deeper cooperation with Fraunhofer in applied R&D, industrial digitalization and data-driven value creation. Today, the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB – part of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, one of the world’s leading organizations for applied research – and partners publish the white paper “Turkish German Digital Technology Exchange: R&D Cooperation in Manufacturing Engineering and Manufacturing Related Information & Communication Technology.”