Will Germany stand as much as the massive tech bros? | 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 

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