The Hannover Messe industrial fair showcased AI's potential across various sectors like production and energy. While major displays captivated visitors, many small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Germany expressed skepticism about AI's relevance. Some, like Körner Electric, had successfully integrated AI into their manufacturing processes, creating faster programming solutions. However, the prevailing sentiment highlighted a concern over Germany's lagging digital technology compared to US and Chinese innovations, revealing a gap in the readiness of SMEs to embrace this transformation.
"We use ChatGPT a bit," shrugged one business representative, from a metals processor based in southern Germany, at this week's Hannover Messe.
"The parts we manufacture are very individual, so we can't really see the point of AI," she told AFP.
"We have written a small AI with which we can generate programming much faster," said Körner.
Once a byword for high technology, German industry knows that it is lagging behind US and Chinese competition when it comes to the digital technologies that will dominate the next century.
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