Category: Artificial Intelligence
Transformers
Do you know Bert?
Not from Sesame Street. Google’s BERT.
BERT was one of the first Large Language Models (LLMs) and a breakthrough for the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability
The climate catastrophe is the greatest challenge facing humanity. But it is not enough to focus on solutions for this challenge alone.
We must achieve sustainable development.
AI will (have to) play a crucial role in this. Complex questions with lots of data are ideal conditions for the use of AI. There is more than enough of that here.
AI and Climate
The “problem” of climate change can no longer be “solved”.
Artificial intelligence (AI), or more specifically machine learning, is perhaps the most important technology available to us in this situation.
We are living in the AI century
But for many people and organizations it does not feel like we are living in the AI century
AI adoption is here but is not evenly distributed.
SAP Anniversary
SAP celebrates its 50th birthday. What a success story.
I am proud to have contributed to it in my almost 20 years at SAP.
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Innovation in the Exponential Age
Innovation has always been critical to the development and growth of organizations of all kinds. Companies must innovate to remain competitive. Same for countries. This is even more true in the exponential age we are now entering. And (unfortunately) in times of crisis.
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The AI Century
The Century of Artificial Intelligence began more than 60 years ago. So we are already in the second half. In the first half of the AI century, there were many groundbreaking research results. The second halt is all about real world adoption
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Has Europe lost the AI race? 2022 revision
In mid-2018, I asked in a blog post, “Has Europe lost the AI race?” (1). My answer then: not yet, but we need to do more.
How does it look today, in early 2022?
To be upfront: A lot has happened in Europe and Germany. But not enough.
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VC Investments in Artificial Intelligence
​We are living in the decade of artificial intelligence (AI) (see my post here). AI will change every industry in this decade. With the AI Fund we are investing in Applied AI Startups from Europe as many of them are still undervalued.
It seems we are not alone with this view.
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AI startups are not just software startups
AI startups are not like software startups. We need to understand the specifics of this technology and the associated business models to find the most promising applications – as founders, investors and business leaders.
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EU Rules on AI – some thoughts
The European Comission has presented their proposal on AI regulation last month. It is the first of its kind. I think there is no question that Europe has to find its own way to deal with AI. Trustworthy and human centric AI is a very good approach without question. But the devil is in the details..
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The decade of Artificial Intelligence
We are already in the middle of the decade of artificial intelligence (AI) and yet this unstoppable technological achievement is often viewed and discussed with skepticism. Is this development really so different from the innovations of the last 50 years that have become an integral part of our current lives and society? I will explains why it is so important, especially for Europe, to understand AI and especially machine learning (ML), and actively promote its use.
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