What Happened
Berlin Seeks to Boost Productivity and Competitiveness in AI
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for less stringent EU regulation on industrial AI, citing the need to boost productivity and competitiveness in the sector. Merz made the comments at the annual industrial fair Hannover Messe, where he emphasized the importance of AI in driving economic growth. Germany has been eager to catch up with dominant AI players the US and China, and plans to increase its AI data processing capacity fourfold by 2030. This development was reported by Reuters.