{"id":16233,"date":"2026-02-09T12:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moresophy.com\/?p=16233"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:34:37","slug":"dependency-as-a-business-risk-why-german-companies-are-pursuing-the-wrong-ai-strategy-at-the-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moresophy.com\/en\/news\/press\/dependency-as-a-business-risk-why-german-companies-are-pursuing-the-wrong-ai-strategy-at-the-moment","title":{"rendered":"Dependency as a Business Risk: Why German Companies Are Pursuing the Wrong AI Strategy at the Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16233\" class=\"elementor elementor-16233 elementor-15908\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5e5ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f5e5ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcffc84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bcffc84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d05eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23d05eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dependency as a Business Risk: Why German Companies Are Pursuing the Wrong AI Strategy at the Moment\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e578f elementor-widget 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Nevertheless, many German companies are anchoring their most sensitive data and processes ever more deeply in these proprietary ecosystems &#8211; in the belief that size automatically means stability. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moresophy.com\/en\/heiko-beier\" data-auto-event-observed=\"true\">Prof. Dr. Heiko Beier<\/a> reveals in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbusiness-magazin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auto-event-observed=\"true\">Digital Business Magazin<\/a> article how deceptive this assumption is. The greater the integration into the platforms of OpenAI, Microsoft or Google, the greater the risk of a vendor lock-in, which not only exposes companies to price increases, but also gradually undermines their technological sovereignty. At the same time, the providers themselves are struggling with a cost structure that seems barely manageable and a capital requirement that is more reminiscent of rescue measures than sustainable growth.  <\/p><p>Beier&#8217;s article is therefore not only a precise warning call, but also a signpost: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moresophy.com\/en\/hybrid-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auto-event-observed=\"true\">hybrid architectures<\/a>, open standards and modular agent systems show how companies can secure their data sovereignty and make their AI strategy resilient. 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