Will Germany follow the Pope's call to stand up to AI? | Berlin Briefing Podcast

Berlin Briefing host Michaela Küfner unpacks the Pope's call for responsible AI regulation and asks what Germany’s plans are to avoid a sell-out to big tech interests. She is joined by tech regulation expert Matthias Kettemann from the Leibniz Institute for Media Research and DW's very own tech policy correspondent Maximiliane Koschyk. Big announcements by German Chancellor Merz on European tech "sovereignty" and plans for a platform tax are still just words, not yet active policy. This week's Berlin Briefing explores how Germany and Europe are navigating tense ties with the US and hard realities about who gets to influence the AI race. Matthias, Maximiliane and Michaela unpack together, why the Pope's intervention may be coming at just the right time to impact EU policy.  00:00 Intro   01:14 The Pope and AI   02:08 Why regulation works   03:53 US interference   05:27 Merz’s mixed messages   07:44 Platform tax?  10:23 German struggle   12:15 European divisions   14:10 Consumers need to know   16:09 Death of regional media   18:00 AI and defense   19:35 Have it all?   20:53 Democratic debates   21:50 AI newsrooms   22:37 Investing in chips   24:11 Germany focus   26:16 Pope’s AI manifesto   27:50 Christian party   29:57 Palantir questions   30:42 Altman in the chancellory   32:03 AI battle underway   34:26 Farewell  For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #Germany #AI #pope #dwgermanpolitics