德国在人工智能领域起步较早，但后继乏力，在当前人工智能迅猛发展的时代，德国已经落后于美亚诸国。德国发展人工智能具有良好的科研基础，面临的问题主要在于对人才和投资的吸引力不足、知识转化不畅、立法滞后、数据监管过严、理念保守等方面。2018年德国新政府成立后，着手制定并于11月最终发布了《人工智能战略》，以期保持德国的国际竞争力、应对人工智能技术带来的挑战。该战略是德国在该领域的一个突破，得到了各界的积极评价，但其中具体措施不多，可执行性不强，能否真正为德国人工智能的发展带来推动，尚不得而知。
Germany started early in the field of artificial intelligence，but its more recent performance has been poor. At a time of rapid development of artificial intelligence，it has lagged behind the United States and countries in Asia. Artificial intelligence in Germany has an excellent foundation of scientific research. But problems do exist，mainly insufficient attraction for talents and investment，poor knowledge transfer，slow legislation，strict data supervision，and overly conservative concepts. After its establishment in 2018 the new German government developed and in November eventually released the “Artificial Intelligence Strategy” in order to maintain Germany’s international competitiveness and meet the challenges of artificial intelligence technology. The “Strategy” is a breakthrough for Germany and has generally received a favorable evaluation. Yet，its specific measures may not suffice，and their implementation is difficult and flawed. The jury is still out on whether it can effectively promote the development of artificial intelligence in Germany.
