Overview

• Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger warned that failing to deploy AI broadly could cost more jobs than its responsible use would
• SAP CEO Christian Klein reported a 30 percent rise in developer productivity after introducing AI and said routine tasks will give way to creative work
• Bitkom head Bernhard Rohleder said AI will strengthen business competitiveness and help fill gaps in overstretched public services without harming overall employment
• Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s warning of mass unemployment in the United States by 2029 has been countered by German leaders who expect no similar surge in job losses
• Officials emphasised that AI will spawn new fields of activity and underscored the growing importance of lifelong learning to adapt to technological change