Robin Rombach
Co-founder and CEO, Black Forest Labs
Builder
Why they matterCo-developed Stable Diffusion. His company now ships the FLUX image models.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Who’s shaping AI in Germany
The builders, researchers, policymakers, investors, explainers and critics moving AI forward in Germany. Every entry links to a source and to the moments on our timeline.
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- Last checked
- 2 Oct 2026
Bernhard Schölkopf
Director, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Researcher
Why they matterResearcher in kernel methods and causal machine learning. Co-founded ELLIS, Europe's AI research network.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Karsten Wildberger
Federal Minister for Digital and State Modernisation
Policymaker
Why they matterLeads Germany's new digital ministry, which names AI as one of its four priorities.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Rasmus Rothe
Co-founder and General Partner, Merantix Capital
Investor
Why they matterCo-founded the Merantix AI group in Berlin and runs its early-stage AI fund.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Katharina Zweig
Professor, Algorithm Accountability Lab, RPTU
Explainer
Why they matterWrote a Spiegel bestseller explaining algorithms. Sat on the Bundestag's AI inquiry commission.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Matthias Spielkamp
Founder and Executive Director, AlgorithmWatch
Critic & watchdog
Why they matterRuns the Berlin NGO that monitors automated decision-making in Europe.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
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