Deutschland-Gipfel: Digitalminister Karsten Wildberger: „Wir haben ein Erkenntnisproblem“
Wildberger stellt sich beim Deutschland-Gipfel gegen ein verbreitetes Koalitionsnarrativ – und warnt, Europa könnte bei KI den Anschluss verlieren. Wo er noch Chancen sieht.
Digitalminister Karsten Wildberger (CDU) at the Germany Summit highlighted the existence of both implementation and understanding problems, asserting that merely discussing individual measures was insufficient. He emphasized the need to address the context of the measures, acknowledging the magnitude of the challenge at hand. Wildberger stressed that the prevailing narrative within the coalition government overlooked the severity of simultaneous crises, both domestic and external.
He reiterated his confidence in the cohesion of the black-red coalition, underlining the importance of maintaining stability.
Wildberger expressed optimism about the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly in Europe's competitiveness, especially in AI. He pointed out that Germany had opportunities, especially in industrial AI, visuial AI, and language models. He highlighted the Black Forest Lab as a positive example in the language model sector, with two potential models, Mistral and the upcoming merger of Cohere and Aleph Alpha, developing significant AI models outside the US and China.
Wildberger indicated that the federal government was in discussions with Cohere/Aleph Alpha and Mistral regarding the future use of Colibri, a new language model by Aleph Alpha.
Regarding cybersecurity, Wildberger cited it as an example where state interests were at stake. He mentioned that the government would engage with companies planning ambitious AI models, inquiring about the potential benefits of specific model capabilities for national interests.
The Digitalminister also addressed the issue of bureaucratic red tape and advocated for accelerating digitalization. He highlighted that the Schwarz-Red coalition had achieved the release of over 10 billion Euros in relief since May 2025, with all remaining projects under implementation. He also discussed the upcoming "Federal Efficiency Act," which aimed to eliminate many bureaucratic reporting obligations, with the goal of reducing 30% of reporting requirements by January 1, 2028.
Wildberger stressed the importance of a systemic approach in simplifying bureaucratic processes and reducing reporting burdens.
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