梅爾茨稱德國必須在 AI 時代維護「數位主權」

柏林，11月2日（路透社）—— 德國總理弗里德里希・梅爾茨週一表示，在新技術正帶來變革的時代，德國與歐洲必須更快發展自身的人工智慧能力，以保護其「數位主權」。BERLIN, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Germany and Europe must move more quickly to develop their own artificial intelligence capabilities to protect their "digital sovereignty" in an era being transformed by the new technology, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday.

梅爾茨在柏林一場人工智慧會議上表示，隨著這項新技術融入經濟，各國可能面臨把控制權拱手讓給外部供應商的風險。Speaking at a conference on artificial intelligence in Berlin, Merz said nations risked surrendering control to outside providers as the new technology becomes embedded in the economy.

他說：「這就是為什麼，在開發和使用這項技術時，我們無論如何都必須避免完全依賴第三方。」"That is why we must, at all costs, avoid becoming entirely dependent on third parties when it comes to developing and using this technology," he said.

他說：「也正因如此，AI 脈絡下的數位主權問題，成為真正關乎存亡的議題。」"And that is why the issue of digital sovereignty in the context of AI becomes a truly existential question," he said.

他表示，適應這項變革將需要「龐大的技術與組織努力，對我們的國家與經濟進行深遠的現代化」，並承諾加快推動經濟數位化。Adapting to the change would require "an enormous technological and organisational effort, a far-reaching modernisation of our state and our economy," he said, pledging to accelerate efforts to digitalize the economy.

他說：「畢竟，目標是在從硬體到軟體的整個價值鏈中，能夠獨立、安全且自主地生產和管理技術。」"After all, the aim is to be able to produce and manage technologies independently, securely and autonomously throughout the entire value chain, from hardware to software," he said.

梅爾茨去年上任時任命了一名負責數位化與現代化的部長，他的政府也已誓言加大力道，追趕包括荷蘭和丹麥在內、推進速度較快的歐洲經濟體，以彌補技術落差。Merz appointed a minister for digitalization and modernization when he took office last year and his government has vowed to intensify efforts to make up the technological lag with European economies that have moved faster, including the Netherlands and Denmark.

德國早在2018年就制定了國家 AI 戰略，許多德國企業，包括一波新創公司，都已採用並整合這項技術。但批評人士表示，德國在建設充分利用 AI 所需的數位基礎設施、技能和本土科技產業方面進展緩慢。Germany established a national AI strategy as far back as 2018 and many German firms, including a wave of startups, have adopted and integrated the technology. But critics say it has been slow to build the digital infrastructure, skills and domestic technology sector needed to exploit it fully.

Ifo 經濟研究所表示，在德國，許多公共行政機關和企業仍高度仰賴紙本信件往來與紀錄保存，因此德國尚未準備好充分掌握人工智慧熱潮帶來的機會。The Ifo economics research institute said Germany, where many public administrative bodies and companies still rely heavily on physical paper correspondence and record keeping, was still not ready to take full advantage of a boom in artificial intelligence.

該研究所指出，德國的高科技產業規模較小、公共服務數位化不足，且面臨技能短缺。It pointed to Germany's small high-tech sector, poorly digitalized public services and skill shortages.

梅爾茨上週對新加坡、日本和南韓進行為期五天的訪問。他強調德國在工業工程方面的優勢，但也表示德國將尋求與加拿大和法國等理念相近的夥伴合作。Merz, who made a five-day visit last week to Singapore, Japan and South Korea, highlighted Germany's strengths in industrial engineering but said it would also seek to work with like-minded partners such as Canada and France.

（詹姆斯・麥肯齊報導彼得・格拉夫編輯）(Reporting by James MackenzieEditing by Peter Graff)