Der neue Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragte im Gespräch über die Herausforderungen durch KI
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Moritz Hennemann ist seit Kurzem der neue Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragte. Seine Behörde beschäftigt rund 400 Mitarbeiter und überwacht die Einhaltung des Datenschutzes durch Bundesbehörden.
Seit wenigen Tagen ist Moritz Hennemann Deutschlands oberster Datenschützer. In seiner Behörde wachen rund 400 Beschäftigte unter anderem darüber, dass sich Bundesbehörden und Ministerien an den Datenschutz halten. Die ZEIT trifft ihn zum Gespräch am Amtssitz in Bonn.
DIE ZEIT: Herr Hennemann, künstliche Intelligenz (KI) dringt immer tiefer in unser Leben vor. Schon im Training benötigt sie Daten. Und damit Agenten im Alltag hilfreich sind, müssen sie auf unsere E-Mails und Kalender zugreifen. Braucht es noch Datenschutz in Zeiten von KI?
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