Perspectives and best practices from companies and politics
What significance does artificial intelligence have for the competitiveness of Germany as a digital centre? How must the regulatory framework be designed so as not to slow down innovation, but to focus on opportunities? Which lighthouse projects and AI pioneers in the German corporate landscape can act as a blueprint to enable more companies to utilise artificial intelligence?
These questions were discussed by eco – Association of the Internet Industry at the AI Future Tech Summit on 11 June 2024 in the Microsoft Atrium in Berlin. The summit also marked the conclusion of the AI Future Tech project initiated jointly by eco and Microsoft Germany. This project aims to demonstrate how AI is already being used in business and industry in Germany, showcasing concrete best cases from renowned companies such as Boehringer Ingelheim, Bosch, Otto Group, and Siemens, thus making AI solutions and opportunities tangible.
The event focussed on the opportunities and potential of artificial intelligence for Germany as a digital location as well as current political and regulatory issues.
The potential of artificial intelligence and the effects on efficiency, productivity and innovative strength are enormous,” said Wolfgang Dierker, General Manager Corporate, External & Legal Affairs at Microsoft Germany, in his welcome keynote. “Our successful customer projects in artificial intelligence show how quickly industrial companies, for example, can use generative AI to make human-machine collaboration more productive.”
“In order to leverage the potential and innovative power of AI for the entire national economy, we need legal certainty and a standardised regulatory framework across Europe, as well as an efficient ecosystem of digital infrastructures. We need to spread the knowledge, possibilities and potential of AI across the country. Business, science and politics must work together to make AI a basic technology in all industries and economic sectors if Germany is to remain competitive as a digital location,” emphasised Sidonie Krug, Head of Association Communications and Spokesperson for Political Communications at the eco Association, in summary.
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