A Look at Germany's AI Strategy

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is nothing new. The field of AI research was founded in 1956. To date, this field has been always covered with huge expectations. Surely, we are in such a hype phase, but Google CEO Sundar Pichai is also right, when he says AI is bigger than the invention of fire and electricity. As one of the largest industrial nations, Germany addresses this big promise and published an AI strategy this month (Nov 2018). But what exactly does that strategy look like and how competitive is it in a global comparison?