PU 32: Germany's Digital Strategy Is Absolutely Bonkers

Dr. Karsten Wildberger, the man responsible for Germany’s new digital strategy (BMDS)

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.

Punching Upwards, Episode 32 for 19 April 2026

Topics: Politics / Artificial Intelligence

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Credits

Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Fadi Mansour, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Bennet Piater, Sir Galteran and Fairero Voltier for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!

See Also

• Punching Upwards 27: LLMs Are a Dead-End

• Punching Upwards 24: The ELIZA Effect

• Punching Upwards 22: Moltbook Madness

Sources

1. Digitalminister im Bild-Interview: Wildberger über KI-Jobverlust, Bürokratie und Digitalisierung, Bild, 30 March 2026

2. Deutschland gewinnt internationalen KI-Preis, Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung, 4 February 2026

3. KI in der Verwaltung, Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung, undated

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