CDU announces AI monitoring: This is how the party wants to secure train stations!

CDU announces AI monitoring: This is how the party wants to secure train stations!

The CDU is planning a comprehensive expansion of video surveillance at train stations by using artificial intelligence (AI) for facial recognition. This step, according to CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann, is intended to create more security for travelers and is part of an “immediate program” that is to be implemented by the next Christmas season. “We ensure safe train stations through facial recognition using AI,” said Linnemann in an interview with Handelsblatt. In addition to monitoring, measures against domestic violence and tax relief for overtime should also be introduced in order to regain trust in politics madeinbocholt.de reported.

Complex financial situation remains a challenge

But the challenges for the CDU go beyond security issues. Linnemann also commented on Germany's difficult financial situation and emphasized the need not to loosen the debt brake. Germany faces major financial hurdles, particularly when it comes to supporting Ukraine, renewing ailing infrastructure and the energy transition. The CDU politician warned that excessive debt could endanger the stability of the euro noz.de reported. “We are over-regulated and over-bureaucratized, which is why nothing is moving forward,” he stated.

In the midst of this turbulence, the CDU attaches great importance to rebuilding trust among the population. Linnemann has clear plans for the upcoming elections: “We want to send a clear signal – no more arguments if Friedrich Merz becomes chancellor.” This illustrates the CDU's urge to reposition itself in a torn political climate.