Relies on artificial intelligence: Digital Minister Kristina Sinemus
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Digital Minister Kristina Sinemus on the competition with China and America, the leverage of AI investments in one’s own country and a question of trust
Wiesbaden ⋅ Ms. Sinemus, why does a state like Hessen need an agenda for artificial intelligence (AI)? Don’t we stand a chance against China or the big American internet companies anyway?
No, we are not! We have to set ourselves up as a European competitor and that is only possible if Hessen, together with the federal government and Europe, differentiates itself from China and America.
And how will that work?
When we combine our innovative strength with our values and develop artificial intelligence responsibly and in compliance with data protection. In Hessen, for example, we have an outstanding position in AI research competence, an ecosystem with great future potential and AI-capable computing infrastructure. In addition, a medium-sized company that widely uses and develops AI-based applications, and innovative large companies and creative start-ups. Almost a third of all German data center capacities are located in Hesse, with DE-CIX being the world’s largest data hub in Frankfurt. We use all these capacities to further strengthen our strengths in the three innovation fields of our AI agenda: finance, health and mobility.