Moving from AI enthusiasm to measurable results is one of the most pressing challenges for many businesses. In this dynamic DLD Munich 2026 session, Axios journalist Ina Fried sits down with Anahita Thoms (Baker McKenzie), Thomas Saueressig (SAP) and Sten-Kristian Saluveer (Tallinn Digital Summit) to discuss the state of enterprise AI adoption.
Despite widespread excitement over the technology, productive AI usage remains remarkably low. In Germany, only 15% of companies use AI productively. “You clearly see that sometimes the foundation is a challenge, like data, the system landscape”, Thomas Saueressig says. “But when we look at the opportunity, it’s just phenomenal.”
Anahita Thoms emphasizes the dual role of AI in legal work, where it streamlines repetitive tasks but struggles with areas requiring nuanced analysis. “What we call commodity can be replaced quite easily with AI”, she says. “But when it comes to fast-moving legal areas that I cover, economic sanctions, export controls” – anything where fresh training data is missing – “we’re not there yet.”
Sten Saluveer argues that each and every company should have a company-wide AI strategy. “This is not a technological problem”, he says. “This is not also a software problem. This is purely a leadership as well as a strategical problem.”
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