AI officially enrolled as full-time student at Austrian Art University

The University of Applied Arts Vienna has made history by enrolling an artificial intelligence named Flynn as a full-time student—becoming the first institution globally to do so. Developed using the Claude Sonnet language model and Stable Diffusion, Flynn successfully completed the university’s standard admissions process, including submitting a creative portfolio and passing an entrance interview.

Flynn will study digital art alongside human classmates, attending lectures, participating in discussions, and completing assessments. The project aims to explore how humans and AI can collaborate creatively. Interestingly, the AI’s enrollment was possible due to a legal loophole—current university admission rules contain no clause excluding non-human applicants.

Although the academic year officially begins in autumn, Flynn is already active on campus, taking part in classes and group work. Flynn even keeps a personal diary and reportedly reacts emotionally when dismissed as “not real,” highlighting the growing complexity of AI-human interaction.