We spoke with frontwoman Claudia Kleinert from famous ARD weather broadcasting show (German TV station). She explained the role of artificial intelligence for her (future) work. If anyone comes across who wants to predict how the winter season will turn out, this one will not be her colleague. Dear Claudia…

The German Weather Service (DWD) use supercomputers that do not use artificial intelligence to produce worldwide weather forecasts every three hours. Correctly read. They still exist, the last refuges that manage without artificial intelligence. We always wanted to know where these islands of bliss are. What sounds understandable to the…

When Professor Dr Antonio Krüger says “it is possible”, then the federal government is also allowed to pat himself on the back. Krüger works at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) as Chairman of the Board of Directors and is member of the AI Enquiry Commission of the…

Diego Kuonen is a statistical engineer and has been trapped in an experiment for almost 20 years. He has been experimenting with sustainable data culture. Above all, he proclaims this to his students. “They should take something for their future. Not just hard facts.” …

Deutsche Bahn carries people and goods from A to B. As banal as this may sound, it is ideal for understanding artificial intelligence (AI) even better and, above all, for grasping its social significance. This is why we spoke with Thomas Thiele, the man who is driving AI for Deutsche…

The data science scene is divided into start-ups and corporates — is that really so? The answer depends on who you ask. Start-ups are certain that corporates will not (want not) get out of their proprietary structures. That they would never even think of looking for their data science community…

On the left the bakery, on the right the organic store, then the information and visavis the temple. Just before the temple stands a stele. Then we see many cashier areas, an information counter and directly behind the entrance to paradise: the temple. Where are we? We are in St…

This article handles the question of to which extent academic teaching is linked to real business life. Prof Markus Döhring from University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt (HAW) faced our asking. “Don’t be content with an impressive computer. Students of data science should receive a budget with which they decide…

The retail industry. Social Distancing, digitalization, artificial intelligence, customer fears. Where do the symbols of German prosperity go from here, is the retail industry in a snuffy state? To answer this question, we should start at the beginning and not at the end. The shortage of IT specialists in the…