57% use AI.0% use it fully.

Source: Bitkom Research, 09/2026, n=603

This is a maturity gap, not a technology gap. Maturity comes from teams that have run these systems for real, not from teams that only bought them.

Share of German companies using AI

Source: Bitkom Research, 09/2026

Warnings from the broken broadcast

  1. WARNING: > 40%

    of agentic-AI projects are cancelled by the end of 2027: cost, unclear value, weak risk controls

    Gartner, 06/2025

  2. 0% FULLY USED

    59% say they do not use AI's potential at all

    Bitkom 2026

  3. 2 DEC 2027

    high-risk duties under the EU AI Act apply (Annex III); transparency duties for existing systems from 2 Dec 2026

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1744

  4. ONE IN THREE

    companies see their existence threatened by AI

    Bitkom 2026

  5. THERE IS ANOTHER WAY.

    The signal is clear again. Next: how to spot a bluff.

How to spot a bluff.

Anyone can call themselves an AI expert. Four questions separate the people who built from the people who consumed.

  1. 01

    Which model for which task — and why not the other one?

    Someone who has built answers like this

    A large model writes the instructions, a small one runs the standard case. The choice rests on a test series with your own data, not on a leaderboard.

    Someone who dodges sounds like this

    “We always use the newest model.” No reason, no comparison, no number.

  2. 02

    What happens when the agent's tool fails or answers wrong?

    Someone who has built answers like this

    The agent holds only the rights the run needs. Errors are caught, logged and handed to a person before anything is written.

    Someone who dodges sounds like this

    “That doesn't happen with us.” No failure paths, no log, no plan B.

  3. 03

    How do you measure that the agent got better?

    Someone who has built answers like this

    With a fixed test set per workflow: success rate, escalations, response time and cost per task. It runs again after every model change.

    Someone who dodges sounds like this

    “The users are happy.” No before and after, no test series.

  4. 04

    Can I try one of your systems right now?

    Someone who has built answers like this

    Yes, here is the link. It runs in public, and you may test it until it breaks.

    Someone who dodges sounds like this

    “Gladly, in our next meeting.” Slides instead of a system.

    Try it now

    • Chat agent

      Ask the agent what we build and how.

      Or use the chat button in the bottom right corner of this page.

    • Voice agent

      Talk to a voice agent the way it works in customer service.

    • AI video

      A commercial without a camera: camera moves and characters steered by context engineering.

    • Agentic newsletter

      An agentic newsletter on health and nutrition.

      NutriMindz Agentic App · in development

Whoever answers all of them has built. Whoever dodges has consumed.

Nobody has ten years of GenAI.

ChatGPT arrived in November 2022, GPT-4 in March 2023, MCP in November 2024. Nobody has a decade of this in production. TechChase has been building since 2023. We don't claim to know everything — we show what we built.

  1. Nov 2022ChatGPT launches.
  2. Mar 2023GPT-4 launches.
  3. Nov 2024MCP launches, the open standard for agent tools.
  4. 2023 → todayTechChase builds, takes apart and repairs.
  • Rights and data access

    Which documents and rows an agent sees, and which systems it may write to, is set per run, not once for everything.

  • Measurement, not sign-off

    An agent never gives the same answer twice. So every workflow gets a test set and criteria that are fixed beforehand.

  • Operations

    Scaling, monitoring, cost per task and model changes are part of building, not an afterthought project.

Partnership means: both deliver.

You get

  • Direct contacts instead of a ticket queue: we work with your team cooperatively and in harmony, as one team.
  • A workflow in production in 4–6 weeks, with success criteria fixed before the start.
  • Security as architecture: rights, data access, audit trail.
  • An honest no-go when a use case doesn't hold up.

We ask for

  • Respectful dealings.
  • Openness to new things and to growth.
  • Appetite for work that is fun again because processes run smoothly.
  • A real process and someone who can decide.

Where do you really stand?

Five questions, one fact per answer, your result at the end. No email needed to see it.

Question 1 of 5
Where does AI stand in your company today?
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