Merz: Germany wants to become an "AI country" by 2030
German Chancellor Merz said at the digital summit that Germany must and aspires to become a leader in the AI era, and the government AI working group's final report sets the goal of building Germany into an "AI country" by 2030. The plan requires that by then at least 80% of large enterprises and 55% of small and medium-sized enterprises use AI, the number of AI startups triples, AI's share of economic output exceeds 10%, and 90% of federal agencies use at least one AI application to handle core tasks. The German government expects that the next 12 to 18 months will determine whether Germany can maintain a leading position in the international AI race.
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Merz: We too aspire to be leaders in the AI era. Image source: Kay Nietfeld/dpa/picture alliance
(Deutsche Welle Chinese website) The robot's metal hand slowly grasps the chancellor's hand. An employee of the humanoid robotics company Neura Robotics says this hand is not as strong as a human hand.
Not only is it weaker than a human hand, but judging from the online video, the robot's hand also does not react quickly—whether extending or withdrawing, the robot's hand is clearly a beat slow.
Merz: We too aspire to be leaders in the AI era
At this digital summit, Merz spoke of epoch-making changes in the technology sector and urged Europe and Germany to act quickly. "We must become, and we aspire to become, leaders," he said, while also stressing that the development of artificial intelligence must always be guided by human values, and that humanity and human dignity must always be at the core of political efforts.
The German government expects that the next 18 months will determine whether Germany can stay at the forefront of the international AI race. Although Germany has a head start, the gap between Germany and the global leaders, the United States and China, is steadily widening, and the next 12 to 18 months will be crucial in setting the direction.
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"The window of opportunity to close this gap is about to close," states the final report published by the German government's AI task force at the digital summit. The report also sets the goal of making Germany an "AI country" by 2030.
Under the plan, by 2030 at least 80 percent of large enterprises and 55 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany will use artificial intelligence, the number of AI startups will triple, the share of economic output created by AI will exceed 10 percent, and 90 percent of federal agencies will by then use at least one AI application to handle core tasks.
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