Merz: Germany will become an "artificial intelligence country" by 2030

The robot's metal hand slowly grasped the Prime Minister's hand. An employee at humanoid robotics company Neura Robotics said the hand is not as strong as a human hand.

Not only is it not as powerful as a human hand, but judging from online videos, the robot's hand does not respond quickly either. Whether it is reaching out or withdrawing its hand, the robot's hand is obviously "half a beat too slow".

Mertz: We also aspire to be leaders in the era of artificial intelligence

At this digital summit, Merz talked about epoch-making changes in the technology field and urged Europe and Germany to take quick action. "We must become and aspire to be leaders." He also emphasized that the development of artificial intelligence must always be guided by human values, and human beings and their dignity must always be the core of political efforts.

The German government expects that the next 18 months will determine whether Germany can maintain its leading position in the international artificial intelligence race. Although Germany has a starting advantage, the gap between Germany and the United States and China, which are leading the world, is growing. The next 12 to 18 months will be crucial in determining the direction of development.

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“The window of opportunity to close this gap is about to close,” states the final report of the German government’s artificial intelligence task force released at the Digital Summit. The report also sets the goal of turning Germany into an "artificial intelligence country" by 2030.

According to the plan, by 2030, at least 80% of large enterprises and 55% of small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany will use artificial intelligence, the number of artificial intelligence start-ups will triple, the share of economic output created by artificial intelligence will exceed 10%, and 90% of federal agencies will use at least one artificial intelligence application to handle core tasks.

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