Artificial Intelligence in Berlin

Self-driving cars become "people understanders"

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

Interactive AI exhibition in digital form

With I AM A.I., the Berlin company Imaginary has created a digital exhibition about artificial intelligence.

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.

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.

Dr. Rasmus Rothe, Merantix AG

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

Tomorrow’s AI players

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

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."

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.

Philipp Otto, Director of iRights.Lab

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

Dr. Andreas Lemke, CEO mediaire GmbH

„By now Berlin has become a center for AI development in Europe that attracts experts from all over the world.“

Artificial intelligence that fits into the auricle

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

Dr. Steffen Heinrich, Peregrine Technologies

"By 2025, every new car will have at least one fully networked camera."

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."

Dr. Ralf Herbrich, Amazon

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

AI special prize for Startups from the Capital region

Innovative startups from the capital region of Berlin-Brandenburg can apply for the AI special prize 2020.

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.

Fraugster Anti-Fraud: The story makes the difference

Clever AI helps online shops fight fraudsters.

Short study on voice-driven e-government published

Study by DFKI shows great potential of voice control for e-government services.

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."

Flexible robots for medium-sized businesses

Hand-eye coordination from Micropsi Industries helps robots to carry out production processes which could not previously be automated.

Andreas Klug, Chairman of the AI Working Group at Bitkom

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

Welcome to reality

From science fiction to everyday technology.

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.

Savvy solutions from Berlin

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

Alexander Weidauer, Rasa

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

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.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Wiegand, Fraunhofer HHI

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

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."

Research project on algorithmic decision systems started

The project "KI Testing&Auditing" examines what meaningful control and test procedures for AI systems could look like.

Artificial Intelligence – How do German startups rank?

In its new study, the AI Federal Association has analyzed the status quo of Germany's AI startup ecosystem. (in German)

AI popular amongst startups

Currently, almost every second start-up in Germany (47%) states that it uses AI. Bitkom found this out in its latest study.

Dr. Prof. Volker Markl, TU Berlin

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

Sebastian Weyer, CEO Statice

“Innovation will build on collaboration across players, with data as the main resource.”

Ushering in a new generation of robots

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

Artificially intelligent customer understanders

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

Charité Berlin: Digital solutions for heart patients

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

Saving Lives with Artificial Intelligence

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

Tackling climate change with Machine Learning

The second AI for Good Hackathon challenged teams to support climate action by predicting and preventing environmental disasters.

„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)

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.

Prof. Dr. Klaus-Robert Müller, TU Berlin

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

Diagnostics and therapy of the 21st century

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

COVID-19 research with Deep Learning

Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin develops research tool for doctors to support the diagnosis of Covid-19 diseases.

First artificial intelligence for breast cancer prevention receives approval

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

Ouch, ADA!

How an app could change healthcare.

Artificial Intelligence – An industrial revolution from Berlin?

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

Germany's fabulous world of AI within reach

ÖFIT sets the course for a digital future worth living in politics and administration.

Why Berlin is the AI hotspot of Germany

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

Markus Schmitt, Federal AI Association

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

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.

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…

Dr. Theresa Züger, Head of the AI & Society Lab at HIIG

AI doesn't just expose us to technical questions, it exposes us to social ones.

Artificial Intelligence "Made in Berlin Mitte"

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

New alliance combines Mixed Reality applications and AI

The MR4B alliance contributes to the digital transformation of work by combining AI and Mixed Reality.

Dr. Roland Roller, DFKI

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

Claudia Pohlink, Head of AI T-Labs

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

Coronavirus - Information for companies in Berlin

BerlinPartner has put together a short list of information & guidelines for companies affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

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.

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Löwe & Marc Engenhart, dai conference

"The debate of the expandability of designers have to be pursued more forcefully."

Philipp Jackmuth and Lorenz Richter, dida GmbH

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

Berlin has a new place for future

The Futurium brings people in touch with the future.

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.

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. Martin Mittermeier, CEO wattx

"Like no other German city, Berlin offers a huge pool of talent in the fields of technology and data science."

Water for the digital mill

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

Understanding art with MIA

IBM has developed MIA, an AI that answers questions in art exhibitions. It is now being used at the Palais Populaire.

Civic Innovation Platform launches competition

“Working together to create AI” by the KI-Observatorium focuses on innovative AI ideas for the common good.

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.”

Thani Shamsi, CEO Datarade

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

AI Monday Compendium

A comprehensive look back on the AI Mondays series in Berlin und Helsinki with valuable insights into both ecosystems.

Philip Meier, Gemeinsam digital

"Berlin's AI ecosystem is on par with London and Paris."

Olga Heuser, DialogShift

"By using AI-based speech technology, teams can be relieved and constant accessibility can be guaranteed."

Rasa raises $13 million for open source conversational AI tools

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

Opening of AI observatory in Berlin

The new AI observatory focuses in the question of what the effects of AI will be on work and society.

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."

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'."

The next Generation of Data Processing using Technology from Berlin

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

Fabian Westerheide, Asgard Capital Verwaltung GmbH

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

How smart is Berlin's AI?

Article about Berlin AI start-ups via Exberliner.

The future is being built in Berlin.

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

Where innovators and thinkers shape the future