ECONOMIC FORUM "If you don't invest today, you won't be around tomorrow."

At the latest business forum INNOVATE & INVEST IN THE AGE OF AI, experts from politics and business discussed the opportunities and risks of AI investments. At the premises of Ludwigshafen-based hall heating specialist KÜBLER, the focus was on the questions of whether investments are worthwhile in times of crisis, how they can be financed and what political framework conditions are necessary. Leading minds such as Prof. Dr. Oliver Thomas and Thomas Kübler emphasized the importance of innovation for Germany as a business location. Kübler said: "If you don't invest today, you won't be around tomorrow." Prof. Thomas demanded:

"We don't need more Made in Germany, we need more Applied in Germany. The question of why the big AI models come from the USA or China is leading us in the wrong direction. Instead of dreaming after Silicon Valley, we should ensure that artificial intelligence arrives where it creates real added value - in German SMEs. Therein lies our opportunity."

The forum offered insights into innovations, disruptions and political perspectives, with the energy transition and climate protection issues also playing a role.

The experts who shared their insights into the innovation of the century - artificial intelligence - at the well-attended event included