I spent 2 days at a tech summit in Berlin. Here's what I learned about Germany's AI ambitions.

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Sam Altman and Mathias Döpfner.

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Sam Altman explains why AI will replace 40% of your work

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman explains how AI is evolving, why regulation and safety matter, and what superintelligence could mean for the future of work and discovery.

The head of Germany's answer to DOGE wants to scale back regulation and 'open up the gates'

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Federal Minister Karsten Wildberger points a finger as he talks.
Federal Minister Karsten Wildberger addresses the room at the Welt AI Summit in Berlin on September 25, 2025.

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Why Google should feel nervous about OpenAI's SearchGPT, according to a search engine expert

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OpenAI announced the launch of SearchGPT a little over a week ago.

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Sam Altman's OpenAI is paying publishers big money for content. That could be a lifeline — or blow up in their faces.

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Dollar signs dance before Sam Altmans eyes

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Brands aren't hurt by advertising on hard news, a new report finds

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The report found that ads appearing next to so-called hard-news stories didn't reflect negatively on brands.

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It's no wonder why 'Zone of Interest' earned 2 Oscars. It showed us the Holocaust like never before.

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Christian Friedel as Rudolf Höss, the camp commander of Auschwitz, in "The Zone of Interest."

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OpenAI is gearing up for a legal fight with The New York Times. A loss could cause chaos for the entire AI industry.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 6, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event in November.

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OpenAI owes its copyright woes to Silicon Valley's famous mantra: 'Move fast and break things'

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is battling claims that his company has stolen copyrighted material.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says empathy isn't a soft skill — it's actually 'the hardest skill we learn'

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaking while receiving the Axel Springer Award.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spoke about the importance of empathy in business while receiving the Axel Springer Award.

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