Artificial Intelligence in Berlin

Why Berlin is the AI hotspot of Germany

Gründerszene explains the new role of Berlin as AI leader in Germany. (German)

Rasa raises $13 million for open source conversational AI tools

The Berlin start-up is building infrastructure for text and voice-based AI assistants.

Savvy solutions from Berlin

These solutions have what it takes: They use their smarts – and artificial intelligence – to improve our everyday lives.

Markus Schmitt, Federal AI Association

“We need companies that live AI and don’t just mention it in marketing.“

Water for the digital mill

Data-based research is transforming Berlin into an engine for the development of manifold AI applications.

Prof. Dr. Klaus-Robert Müller, TU Berlin

"It is brilliant when we use machine learning for the important things“.

Thinking A.I.? Think Berlin!

The Washington Post looks at the new startups and cutting-edge research transforming Berlin into a capital of AI innovation.

Health of the future is taking shape: AI Health from Berlin

AI systems from Berlin provide a wide range of health solutions, from diagnostics to therapy, from data analysis to process optimisation.

Dr. Susan Wegner, Deutsche Telekom AG

"We will have to find the right balance - neither too anxious nor too enthusiastic - to use AI sensibly and to develop it further."

Holger G. Weiss, German Autolabs

“When the subject of AI comes up, there is a sudden outcry from all corners. But everyone uses it almost every day.”

How smart is Berlin's AI?

Article about Berlin AI start-ups via Exberliner.

Artificially intelligent customer understanders

For Dr. Tina Klüwer from parlamind, man and machine should master today's flood of communication together.

Philipp Jackmuth and Lorenz Richter, dida GmbH

“Anything a person can recognize in an image can also be recognized by an algorithm.“

Artificial Intelligence for Data Protection

With the new EC-Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) everyone is to be protected. Brighter AI Technologies creates anonymity with AI.

AI Mondays Berlin

At AI Mondays in Berlin the groundbreaking technology takes centre stage with all its many facets. More about it with this video teaser on Youtube.

Saving Lives with Artificial Intelligence

2.5 days, 55 AI experts and one goal: saving lives in the Mediterranean.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Lambrecht (MBA), Co-founder of Gestalt Robotics GmbH

"The industrial application of AI methods often in practice fails at the point of 'data hunger'."

Dr. Klaus Paul, Rolls-Royce R2 Data Labs

"In Berlin and in Potsdam there is a great deal of expertise that we can integrate into our ecosystem."

Berlin has a new place for future

The Futurium brings people in touch with the future.

Artificial Intelligence – An industrial revolution from Berlin?

Article in Tagesspiegel about the results of an AI study by the Technologie Stiftung Berlin.

Ushering in a new generation of robots

Prof. Dr. Oliver Brock from TU Berlin and his futuristic vision of the intelligent robot.

Philipp Otto, Director of iRights.Lab

“The step into a truly data-driven society is big and takes a lot of persuasion.“

The Window to the Brain: Using AI to Combat Alzheimer's Disease and Depression

Using machine learning, researchers at Berlin's Charité Hospital are trying to uncover the mystery of Alzheimer's, depression and MS.

Thani Shamsi, CEO Datarade

“The hunger for data cannot be satisfied with internal data.“

Start-ups are driving force for innovation in AI

Article by Springer Professionals on current data about the global development of AI and the start-up ecosystem.

Jan S. Zernickel, Head of Research and Development, InSystems Automation

The concept is not to have to adapt our robots to each and every customer but to turn them into ‘Plug-and-Play’ systems.

ABB's accelerator program promotes the development of AI for the industry

Support for startups working on deploying novel AI technologies to address most relevant challenges in industrial environments.

Interview with Dat Tran, Head of AI at Axel Springer

Axel Springer wants to become an AI-first company.

Artificial intelligence creates the mobility of the future

Autonomous vehicles that warn each other of dangers – sounds like a distant future. In Berlin, this future is already taking place today.

„We rely on our grandparents' legacy.“

Fabian J. G. Westerheide about the Rise of AI-conference in Berlin and the state of play in AI development. (German)

Secret weapon in the fight against cancer

The potential offered by AI in the fields of tumour detection and treatment is considerable. However, machines cannot replace doctors.

The next Generation of Data Processing using Technology from Berlin

Microsoft, Uber, Airbnb and Netflix: Apache Flink has convinced them all.

Fraugster Anti-Fraud: The story makes the difference

Clever AI helps online shops fight fraudsters.

Prof. Dr. Manfred Hauswirth, Fraunhofer FOKUS

"In Europe, we must move from the "mouse at the mercy of the snake" attitude and change from AI users to AI developers."

Video interview with Prof. Dr. Volker Markl

He talks about chances and arising ethical challenges of data science research as well as the responsibility of science and research towards society.

Claudia Pohlink, Head of AI T-Labs

“Prejudices are not generated by AI, they are already there in the data used.“

LinkedIn study: Berlin is a tech hotspot in Germany

Demand for tech talents and AI professionals in Berlin is increasing and the capital region is an important training location for AI professionals.

Dr. Ralf Herbrich, Amazon

"It may be easier to say where Artificial Intelligence has not yet been incorporated at Amazon“

Tomorrow’s AI players

An overview of all education and training opportunities in Berlin on the subject of artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence and art

A 19-year-old writes an algorithm that creates artworks. A group of artists uses it and sells a painting for more than $400.000.

Dr. Roland Roller, DFKI

"AI will not replace a doctor so quickly, but it will help find the best possible treatment for the patient."

Fabian Westerheide, Asgard Capital Verwaltung GmbH

“This is not about national competition - this is about Berlin competing with the world.“

Welcome to reality

From science fiction to everyday technology.

Dr. Prof. Volker Markl, TU Berlin

"The billion sector big data is still only wishful thinking."

AI Campus: Competition for the production of innovative learning offers

Application for universities, research institutions and companies until 10 February 2020!

First artificial intelligence for breast cancer prevention receives approval

CE certification for the software of the Berlin startup Merantix Healthcare (German).

Prof. Roland Eils, BIH

“I could imagine that with a progressive development machines will be able to carry out many tasks currently still being done by people at least as...

Austrian founders raised €20 million for their AI start-up

From Vienna to Berlin. Next Stop USA. After securing investment, the Austrian start-up omni:us based in Berlin has big plans.

Diagnostics and therapy of the 21st century

Dr. Dietmar Frey from Charité Berlin about the AI revolution in stroke diagnosis.

Dr. Rasmus Rothe, Merantix AG

"The aim is to establish 'KI made in Germany' as an internationally recognized seal of quality.“

Andreas Klug, Chairman of the AI Working Group at Bitkom

"It's time we stopped considering humans and machines as rivals."

Ouch, ADA!

How an app could change healthcare.

The Berlin start-up Fraugster received investment of $14 million

Fraugster creates solutions to prevent fraud in eCommerce. The start-up now raised $14 million in a Series B funding.

The two faces of the intelligent assistant

Article by the FAZ about AI in healthcare and the question of how to distribute tasks and responsibility between human and machine.

Artificial Intelligence "Made in Berlin Mitte"

Article about AI-Startup Parliamid and Berlin's AI-ecosystem in Berliner Zeitung.

The German AI landscape

Investor Fabian Westerheide portrays the German AI landscape on medium.com – with half of German AI start-ups based in Berlin.

Self-driving cars become "people understanders"

With AI from Phantasma Labs human behaviour becomes tangible - for machines.

Prof. Dr. Alexander Löser, Beuth University of Applied Sciences

"If our established industry doesn't react now, this could lead to bad dependence on uncontrollable monopoly corporations."

Artificial intelligence that fits into the auricle

Peter Udo Diehl of Audatic and his AI solution that improves hearing for the hearing impaired.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Wiegand, Fraunhofer HHI

"I'm afraid AI will cost us all jobs if we don't take advantage of the opportunities."

Charité Berlin: Digital solutions for heart patients

Berlin‘s Charité works on using AI to improve the diagnosis and treatment of this widespread disease.

The future is being built in Berlin.

The newest issue of "Berlin to Go" explores Berlin's diverse AI ecosystem.

Alexander Weidauer, Rasa

”The mixture of start-ups, investors, corporates and catalysts such as meetups and accelerators is unique in Germany.“

Where innovators and thinkers shape the future