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# Gerhard Kuerner
CEO of 506.ai focused on AI middleware and the buy-vs-build dilemma.

## About

Gerhard Kürner directs AI strategy as the CEO of 506.ai and Vice Chairman of AI Upperaustria. He focuses on the practical mechanics of enterprise AI, helping teams navigate the fast-moving landscape of models, costs, and data accuracy.

Rather than simply hyping large language models, he tackles the hard problems of implementation. His talks break down high-performance RAG, multimodal data processing, and the buy-versus-build dilemma for AI middleware. He helps companies map the path from sequential AI steps to fully autonomous agents.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2025 · July 9, 2025
Berlin, Germany
- [Buy or build and what is AI Middleware](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/672-buy-or-build-and) · 30 min




## Links

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