SmarteningupwithArtificialIntelligence(AI)-What’sinitforGermanyanditsIndustrialSector?3PrefaceArtificialintelligence(AI)isfinallybringingamultitudeofcapabilitiestomachineswhichwerelongthoughttobelongexclusivelytothehumanrealm:processingnaturallanguageorvisualinformation,recognizingpatterns,anddecisionmaking.WhileAIundoubtedlyholdsgreateconomicpotentialforthewholeworld,inthisreportweexplainhowandwhereAIwilllikelyaffecttheGermanindustrialsectorbyexploringseveralquestions:WhichsubindustriesaremoststronglyaffectedbytheautomationpotentialofAI?Whatarethemostpromisingusecases?WhatarepragmaticrecommendationsformanagersofindustrialplayersplanningtoharnessthepowerofAI?WedescribeseveralusecasesinwhichwehighlighttheimpactofAIandaimtoquantifyit.Theseusecaseswerecarefullyselectedbasedontheireconomicpotentialandtheirabilitytodemons