German taskforce outlines artificial intelligence goals for 2030

Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for faster progress in artificial intelligence in Germany and Europe at a government digital summit in Berlin. He announced support for industrially usable models alongside research into future models.

A taskforce plan targets adoption by at least 80 percent of large companies and 55 percent of smaller and medium-sized companies by 2030. It also aims to triple artificial intelligence startups.

The taskforce says the next twelve to eighteen months are decisive.