Artificial Intelligence in SMEs – AI SMEs 2025

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in German companies is being integrated into more and more business processes. More and more small and medium-sized companies are recognising AI as an opportunity for the German economy. 
The potential of AI in SMEs is manifold and includes areas such as the optimisation of distribution and logistics, more targeted W

as well as direct or indirect increase in sustainability.

Potentials:

• Cost reduction through increased process efficiency (economic sustainability)
• Avoidance of unnecessary resource consumption
• Reduction of waste or reduction of environmental impact (environmental sustainability)

BEStechnologies such as intelligent automation, sensors and assistance systems are particularly important.
However, SMEs are characterized by features that set strict framework conditions for AI projects:

• limited resources
• Limited AI know-how

This field of tension between large potentials on the one hand and limsME characteristics, on the other hand, is the subject of the workshop.

Objective of the workshop

The workshop aims to bring together researchers and users of AI approaches. The aim is to promote the transfer of knowledge between the two groups as well as the exchange within the groups and to make AI more tangible in SMEs.be made.

The workshop addresses two main focuses:

1. Research approaches: Presentation of research approaches that deal with the challenges of AI in SMEs or present lightweight AI applications that can be easily integrated into SMEs without much efforteren.

2. Pilot projects: Presentation of successfully completed or ongoing pilot projects that give an initial insight into the impact of AI in practice and show what challenges arise in the implementation of AI in SMEs.

Target group: researchers and usersof AI approaches in different application areas.
The 6th workshop "Artificial Intelligence in SMEs – KI-KMU 2025" will take place as part of Informatik 2025 in Potsdam.