Will Germany stand up to the big tech bros? | Berlin Briefing Podcast
Berlin Briefing host Michaela Küfner unpacks the Pope's call for responsible AI regulation and asks what Germany’s plans are to avoid a sell-out to big
Berlin Briefing host Michaela Küfner unpacks the Pope's call for responsible AI regulation and asks what Germany’s plans are to avoid a sell-out to big tech interests. She is joined by tech regulation expert Matthias Kettemann from the Leibniz Institute for Media Research and DW's very own tech policy correspondent Maximiliane Koschyk. Big announcements by German Chancellor Merz on European tech "sovereignty" and plans for a platform tax are still just words, not yet active policy.
This week's Berlin Briefing explores how Germany and Europe are navigating tense ties with the US and hard realities about who gets to influence the AI race. Matthias, Maximiliane and Michaela unpack together, why the Pope's intervention may be coming at just the right time to impact EU policy. 00:00 Intro 01:14 The Pope and AI 02:08 Why regulation works 03:53 US interference 05:27 Merz’s mixed messages 07:44 Platform tax?
10:23 German struggle 12:15 European divisions 14:10 Consumers need to know 16:09 Death of regional media 18:00 AI and defense 19:35 Have it all? 20:53 Democratic debates 21:50 AI newsrooms 22:37 Investing in chips 24:11 Germany focus 26:16 Pope’s AI
manifesto 27:50 Christian party 29:57 Palantir questions 30:42 Altman in the chancellory 32:03 AI battle underway 34:26 Farewell For more news go to Follow DW on social media ► ►TikTok ► ► Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie Subscribe
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