AI general Archive - curious tomorrows

Over the last four weeks, I spoke at DLD, Tallin and VDS about „Building AI for Europe“ with a key note and on panels and hosted another edition of our “Tech in Action” Dinner series together Steffi Czerny. I remain very bullish on Europe figuring out its way in the age of AI. Here are some of my key reasons:

1) Exceptional founders and talents with bold visions and ambitions

2) AI is the third big wave after the internet and the cloud. In the past, iterators and “late” movers have demonstrated that they can catch up or even win the race

3) New speed of innovation in AI allows companies to scale faster than ever before. It took ChatGPT two months to get to 100m users while Twitter needed 5 years and WhatsApp 3.5 years. The ARR index for AI outperforms the SaaS ARR index by 5x after 20 months

4) Europe has proven that it can build global champions. European businesses need to join forces already much earlier in their lifetime going through venture consolidation. We need more “Airbus“-type of initiatives to build bigger businesses much faster

5) Innovation in power management of chips will reduce the current disadvantage of Europe with regards to access to compute power substantially

VDS Keynote: https://docsend.com/view/au9jx3iscvyier4v

I am very proud of the launch of edition #3 of our Promptah magazine that Steffi Czerny and I have been publishing.

Let the Promptah be your source of insight and inspiration on the journey toward an AI future that works for all. And let yourself be drawn in by our award-winning design – honored with the European Publishing Award and the iF Design Award 2025.

The front page of edition #3 features Esther Dyson, a curious investor legend from New York. Her email signature includes the line: “always make new mistakes,” which is truer than ever before. What a time to be alive! The world is moving faster than ever, and the future feels harder than ever to predict. Amidst the rapid changes, Artificial Intelligence stands out as the key technology of our young century. It’s set to drive tectonic shifts across every aspect of life as we know it.
Change on this scale sparks creativity and innovation. But it can also stir unease – fear of the unknown, the hyper-complex, the opaque. In this context, AI is often compared to a black box.

The Promptah is here to shed light on that metaphorical black box. Only with an informed, optimistic mindset can we seize AI’s opportunities and tackle its challenges. In its third edition, the Promptah serves up a carefully – and playfully – curated mix of news to use, and surprising insights from the smartest minds and role models who are currently working on unleashing AI’s capabilities.

What unites them? The DLD community – an international, interdisciplinary network of changemakers rooted in the Munich-based DLD Conference.

Please click here for Promptah #3