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Gastkommentar: KI-Spitzenmodelle dürfen nicht zum politischen Druckmittel werden

Ohne die Top-KI-Modelle droht uns der wirtschaftliche Bedeutungsverlust. Wir müssen den Zugang sichern, meinen Monika Schnitzer, Chefin der Wirtschaftsweisen, und Philip Fox von Kira Center.

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Gastkommentar: KI-Spitzenmodelle dürfen nicht zum politischen Druckmittel werden

Recent trends in artificial intelligence development suggest that the technology could reach a transformative level within the decade. Such advanced AI systems would be so powerful that they would determine a significant portion of value creation and play a crucial role in national security. For German companies and institutions, access to top AI models, the most powerful models on the market, would be essential.

US export restrictions demonstrated this summer just how easily we could lose that access. Top models are already central to cybersecurity, as they can identify undiscovered vulnerabilities in software. Open models could reach a similar level within a few months. Because these are freely available, misuse is hard to prevent. Only those with access to top models can effectively defend against AI-driven cyberattacks.

AI research itself stands to benefit immensely from top models. With the best AI agents, researchers can train the next best model faster. Without access, European developers effectively have no path to the top.

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