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Artificial Intelligence31 October 20265 min read

AI Can Find a Pattern. It Cannot Tell You What It Means.

AI can surface patterns across vast datasets, but human expertise, explainability and scrutiny remain essential when findings shape consequential decisions.

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Artificial Intelligence25 October 20264 min read

Europe Doesn’t Need Another AI Strategy. It Needs Buyers.

Europe is investing in AI, but funding and infrastructure are not enough. European technology companies need customers who buy and deploy what they build.

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Künstliche Intelligenz17 October 20264 min read

Welche Rechte geben wir unseren KI-Agenten?

Welche Rechte ein KI-Agent braucht, hängt von seiner Aufgabe ab. Begrenzte Zugänge und ein klarer Weg, ihn zu stoppen, gehören für mich zur Einführung des Produkts.

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Defence12 October 20264 min read

The First Customer Matters

Investment gives a team time to build. A first customer tests a product’s value and gives a young company revenue, direction and a path to improve.

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Sovereignty29 September 20263 min read

A Data Centre in Frankfurt Doesn’t Make Your AI Sovereign

A Frankfurt data centre says little about who controls an AI system. Real sovereignty depends on access, portability and a credible exit plan.

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Sovereignty18 June 20267 min read

The next decade belongs to sovereign European AI

Sovereignty is not a values debate. It is a supply chain, a procurement process and a set of engineering decisions, and Europe is currently losing all three.

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