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title: "Germany's Merz says industrial AI needs less stringent EU regulation"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/283262400.md"
description: "Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized the need for less stringent EU regulations on industrial AI to enhance productivity. He advocated for easing the regulatory burden and potentially exempting industrial AI from current regulations, which he described as overly restrictive. Merz highlighted that AI could lead to increased efficiency, optimized resource use, and reduced costs, as Germany aims to compete with the US and China in the AI sector."
datetime: "2026-04-19T18:27:11.000Z"
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# Germany's Merz says industrial AI needs less stringent EU regulation

HANOVER, Germany, April 19 (Reuters) - Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday ‌that artificial intelligence for industrial use ‌will require more regulatory freedom in the European ​Union than other AI areas such as consumer use to boost productivity.

"I will push to ease the regulatory burden in ‌the EU on ⁠AI and, where possible, to exempt industrial AI from the ⁠current regulatory straightjacket that is too tight for AI within the European Union," Merz ​said in ​a speech ​at the annual industrial ‌fair Hannover Messe.

"AI will contribute to greater efficiency and productivity, optimised use of resources and, above all, reduced costs," he added.

Germany has been eager to catch ‌up with dominant AI ​players the United States ​and China ​in a global race to ‌master a transformational technology and ​attract high-income ​jobs.

Last month, Berlin unveiled plans to encourage investments to boost AI data ​processing capacity ‌at least fourfold by 2030.

(Reporting by ​Andreas Rinke;Writing by Ludwig Burger; Editing ​by Lisa Shumaker)

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