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Das US-Magazin WIRED beleuchtet in einem aktuellen Beitrag die strategische Bedeutung europ\u00e4ischer KI-Forschung \u2013 und zitiert dabei L3S-Direktor Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nejdl, der die Notwendigkeit einer starken, eigenst\u00e4ndigen europ\u00e4ischen KI-Infrastruktur betont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Digitale Souver\u00e4nit\u00e4t als zentrale Herausforderung<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">W\u00e4hrend US-amerikanische Technologieunternehmen derzeit gro\u00dfe Teile der KI-Wertsch\u00f6pfungskette dominieren, setzen europ\u00e4ische Forschungslabore und Institutionen verst\u00e4rkt auf offene, kollaborative Ans\u00e4tze zur Entwicklung eigener KI-Modelle. Ziel ist es, Europas Abh\u00e4ngigkeit von externen Anbietern zu verringern und technologische Souver\u00e4nit\u00e4t zu st\u00e4rken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Im WIRED-Artikel hebt Prof. Nejdl hervor, dass europ\u00e4ische Forschungsgruppen durch die offene Entwicklung und Ver\u00f6ffentlichung von KI-Modellen einen klaren Vorteil gegen\u00fcber geschlossenen Systemen gro\u00dfer Tech-Konzerne haben k\u00f6nnten: \u201e<em>You are multiplying the power of these models<\/em>\u201c, so Nejdl mit Blick auf kollaborative KI-Entwicklung. Sein Engagement ist dabei eng mit dem Projekt soofi verkn\u00fcpft, an dem das L3S beteiligt ist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Soofi: Ein europ\u00e4ischer Ansatz f\u00fcr vertrauensw\u00fcrdige KI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soofi (<em>Sovereign Open Source Foundation Models<\/em>) verfolgt das Ziel, ein gro\u00dfes, offenes Sprachmodell mit rund 100 Milliarden Parametern zu entwickeln. Es soll europ\u00e4ischen Wertvorstellungen und regulatorischen Anforderungen entsprechen und als Grundlage f\u00fcr vertrauensw\u00fcrdige KI-Anwendungen dienen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gemeinsam mit Partnerinstitutionen wie dem Fraunhofer IAIS, dem DFKI, der Universit\u00e4t W\u00fcrzburg und weiteren Forschungseinrichtungen tr\u00e4gt das L3S mit soofi dazu bei, die europ\u00e4ische KI-Forschungs- und Infrastruktur nachhaltig zu st\u00e4rken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Der WIRED-Artikel macht deutlich, dass Europa seine besonderen St\u00e4rken in exzellenter Forschung, interdisziplin\u00e4ren Netzwerken und starken \u00f6ffentlichen Institutionen hat. Prof. Nejdl betont, dass Projekte wie soofi zeigen, wie europ\u00e4ische Akteure gemeinsam leistungsf\u00e4hige Alternativen zu propriet\u00e4ren Systemen aus den USA oder China entwickeln k\u00f6nnen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Globale Perspektive und Bedeutung f\u00fcr Europa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Der Beitrag ordnet diese Entwicklungen in einen breiteren geopolitischen Kontext ein: Angesichts der dominierenden Stellung gro\u00dfer US-Technologieunternehmen gewinnt die Frage nach einer eigenst\u00e4ndigen europ\u00e4ischen KI-Strategie zunehmend an Bedeutung. Durch Initiativen wie soofi und das Engagement von Forschungseinrichtungen wie dem L3S leistet Europa einen wichtigen Beitrag zur St\u00e4rkung digitaler Souver\u00e4nit\u00e4t und technologischer Vielfalt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lesen Sie den vollst\u00e4ndigen Artikel in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/europe-race-us-deepseek-sovereign-ai\/?utm_source=rfaf\" title=\"\">WIRED<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soofi.info\/\">Soofi &#8211; Sovereign Open Source Foundation Models<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Europe is working intensively to strengthen its independence in the global competition for trustworthy and sovereign AI technologies. 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