PU 32: Germany's Digital Strategy Is Absolutely Bonkers
Driven by a national delusion that Germans are somehow naturally very bad at digital technology, the country's government is rushing headfirst into a disastrous implementation of AI in government.
Dr. Karsten Wildberger, the man responsible for Germany's new digital strategy (BMDS)
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See Also
- Punching Upwards 27: LLMs Are a Dead-End
- Punching Upwards 24: The ELIZA Effect
- Punching Upwards 22: Moltbook Madness
Sources
- Digitalminister im Bild-Interview: Wildberger über KI-Jobverlust, Bürokratie und Digitalisierung, Bild, 30 March 2026
- Deutschland gewinnt internationalen KI-Preis, Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung, 4 February 2026
- KI in der Verwaltung, Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung, undated
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