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Kurzbiografie

Dr. Valentin Weber ist Senior Research Fellow am Zentrum für Geopolitik, Geoökonomie und Technologie der DGAP. Derzeit leitet er das vom Auswärtigen Amt finanzierte Projekt Chinas KI-Exporte. Zuvor leitete er das Projekt Normen im Cyberraum. 

Weber ist auch China Foresight Associate bei LSE IDEAS, dem außenpolitischen Think Tank der London School of Economics and Political Science. Von Januar bis März 2026 war er Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Visiting Fellow am Institute for National Defense and Security Research in Taipei, wo er zu Cyber Resilienz forschte. Im Sommer 2023 war Weber Visiting Researcher an der School of International and Public Affairs der Columbia University. 2019 forschte er als Open Technology Fund Senior Fellow in Information Controls am Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society der Harvard University.

Über seine Forschung haben diverse Medien berichtet, darunter die Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, Globe and Mail und Associated Press.

Weber promovierte an der University of Oxford in Cybersicherheit und studierte an der Sciences Po Paris, der London School of Economics und der Johns Hopkins University. Während seiner Zeit in Oxford war er auch Research Affiliate am Center for Technology and Global Affairs der Universität.
 

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[Zuletzt aktualisiert: April 2026]

 

 

Dr. Valentin Weber

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Publikationen

An Automotive Semiconductor Manufacturer in Binzhou Workers work on a production line at an automotive semiconductor manufacturer in Binzhou

Marginalizing Europe

How China Is Building Compute at Home and Exporting It
Dr. Valentin Weber
Michael Laha
China is making compute and exporting AI tech abroad, especially to Southeast Asia. Europe must tie these markets into its supply chain or risk marginalization.
Policy Brief
DeepSeek Home located in China with a blurred person walking by a sign.

The Geopolitics of AI App Exports

Dr. Valentin Weber
Control over AI chatbots means power. This FNF study by DGAP expert Valentin Weber shows that Chinese apps are now widely used around the world. Europe is losing ground.
External Publications
The Taiwanese company CTi Cable, manufacturer of cables and interconnection systems, ceremonially launched its first European production center

National Mesh Network an Option

Dr. Valentin Weber
Taiwan relies on subsea cables, satellites and fiber optic cables to remain connected. However, in times of conflict, none of these would be enough to ensure that the government can communicate with its citizens, or that citizens could communicate with each other. A mesh network, on the other hand, ensures sovereignty and autonomy. We therefore propose that the government initiate a discussion about constructing the world’s first national mesh network in Taiwan.
External Publications
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Tech Cooperation and Tech Sovereignty in the New World Order

Dr. Katja Muñoz
Dr. Valentin Weber
The EU and Germany have built a digital state on infrastructure they don’t control. AI systems are embedded in critical operations ranging from municipal services to the Bundeswehr, while lock-in windows close. Germany has the economic capacity and research capabilities, but political will is lacking.
Memo
AGI

China’s Embodied AI: A Path to AGI

Dr. Valentin Weber
China is embracing “embodied AI”—artificial intelligence integrated with physical agents, such as robots and drones—both for commercial reasons and as a path to artificial general intelligence (AGI). The trend reflects China’s signature approach to AI, which recognizes diverse paths to AI dominance vis-à-vis the large models favored in the United States. This report documents PRC support for AI embodiment, describes how it is understood by China’s research community, and maps out the related infrastructure.
External Publications

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