Artificial Intelligence is the top technology for startups

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One in three startups uses AI, and just as many are considering using it
There is great interest in data analysis and blockchain technology
Artificial intelligence is the most important new technology for German startups. More than one in three startups (39 percent) already uses AI - and the number could soon double. Another third of startups (38 percent) say they are planning to use it or are discussing it.

Only around one in five startups (22 percent) currently see AI as not an issue at all. This is the result of a survey of more than 300 startups commissioned by the digital association Bitkom. By comparison: In the economy as a whole, in a Bitkom survey from spring, just 2 percent of companies with 20 or more employees said they were using AI and only 9 percent said they were discussing it. The vast majority (86 percent), on the other hand, do not consider AI to be an issue in their own company.

"If we want to make artificial intelligence a success story in Germany, we need america gambling data the innovative power of startups . Startups are ideal cooperation partners for medium-sized companies and corporations, especially when it comes to using AI technologies in established industries," says Bitkom President Achim Berg. "We must significantly expand research and development in the field of AI, but also in established companies. Above all, we must succeed in quickly and massively expanding AI training at universities and research institutes in order to have the necessary specialists."

In startups, only cloud computing (65 percent) and data analysis and big data (48 percent) are currently used more frequently than AI. The Internet of Things (25 percent) ranks fourth . 3D printing (9 percent), virtual and augmented reality (8 percent) and blockchain technology (8 percent) follow at a considerable distance. Robotics (4 percent), 5G (3 percent) and drones (3 percent) are at the bottom of the list.



Greater use of data analysis and blockchain planned
However, the use of technology in German startups could soon change fundamentally. While AI is the technology whose use is most frequently planned or discussed, it is closely followed by data analysis and big data (32 percent), as well as blockchain (26 percent), 5G (23 percent) and the Internet of Things (22 percent).

"Startups have a good sense for promising future technologies," says Berg. "Blockchain technology still has a scarce number of practical applications, but it has the potential to fundamentally change entire industries. And the new 5G mobile communications standard will enable innovative online applications in many areas, from networked production to autonomous driving."

Around one in five startups (18 percent) are also thinking about using virtual and augmented reality, and one in eight (13 percent) are thinking about cloud computing. This is followed by robotics (9 percent), drones (7 percent) and 3D printing (7 percent).