(L-R) Technical University (TU) Vice President for Digitalization and Sustainability Fatma Deniz, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Head of the Databases and Information Systems Group at TU Berlin Volker Markl and Co-Founder and CEO of Meranix Momentum Niceolle Buttner leave after a panel discussion with on potentials, perspectives and challenges in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Technical University (TU) in Berlin on February 7, 2025. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)