Yvonne Hofstetter

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Yvonne Hofstetter, 2014

Yvonne Hofstetter (* 1966 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German essayist and non-fiction author .

Life

Hofstetter attended a convent school of the Congregatio Jesu ("English Misses") and studied law .

She has been working in software companies since 1999. Since 2009 she has been managing director of Teramark Technologies GmbH. In 2011 the company generated a surplus of 8,330.47 euros, in 2012 it was 2,466.05 euros. The company is in liquidation as of November 13, 2018.

Yvonne Hofstetter lives in Freising . According to her own statements, Frank Schirrmacher was her mentor. However, according to a research by Spiegel, there is no evidence for this claim.

Hofstetter does not use a smartphone himself , does not have a Facebook account, criticizes the mass collection of data, which is easy due to its widespread use, and recommends data economy . She is one of the initiators of the Charter of Digital Fundamental Rights of the European Union .

reception

Commenting on Hofstetter's book Das Ende der Demokratie , Thomas Thiel commented in the FAZ : “Your proposals are well thought out and do not escape into utopia. [...] Despite some lengths, Hofstetter succeeded in making an impressive analysis. Europe shouldn't lose any time to implement their proposals. ”Jens-Christian Rabe wrote in the SZ :“ The end of democracy is a very good book that makes you feel very bad. ”

According to the Spiegel author Manfred Dworschak, Hofstetter is "a master of the really big noise". "No expert, maybe except for a few fantastic fans," said her predictions about computer technology were feasible. Hofstetter would "nimble as a shell game [...] constantly switch from solid explanations to swaggering AI esotericism".

Awards

Publications (selection)

  • They know everything - how intelligent machines penetrate our lives and why we have to fight for our freedom , Bertelsmann, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-570-10216-9 .
  • The power of algorithms: self-determination despite (t) artificial intelligence , Academy for Political Education, Bavarian State Parliament, November 11, 2014, Munich / Tutzing 2015.
  • The end of democracy - How artificial intelligence takes over politics and incapacitates us , Bertelsmann, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-570-10306-7 .
  • The invisible war: how digitization threatens security and stability in the world , Droemer, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-426-27786-7 .

Web links

Yvonne Hofstetter - Big Data - Intelligent Machines

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Vita. In: randomhouse.de , accessed on December 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Jan-Bernd Meyer: "Do you want total surveillance?" In: Computerwoche , November 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ You know everything. In: Perlentaucher (reviews).
  4. ↑ Imprint , Teramark Technologies GmbH, accessed on 28 December 2016
  5. ^ A b c Manfred Dworschak: Artificial intelligence: Computer prophet Yvonne Hofstetter - The monsters of Gerlhausen. In: Spiegel Online . February 10, 2017, accessed May 16, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Imprint. Retrieved November 13, 2018 (American English).
  7. ↑ Short biography , yvonnehofstetter.de, accessed on December 28, 2016
  8. ↑ Marc Reichwein: Why is “You Know Everything” only now a bestseller? In: WeltN24 , April 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ Meike Laaff: Big Data in Politics. In: Deutschlandradio Kultur , September 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ From virtual zombies, Democracy Endangerment and Human Dignity , Gruenderszene.de of March 27, 2015, accessed on April 2, 2017
  11. ↑ Initiators , digitalcharta.eu, accessed on December 28, 2016
  12. ↑ Everything can be hidden in algorithms. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . October 17, 2016, accessed May 21, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Jens-Christian Rabe: Network Criticism - A Quiet Revolution. In: Süddeutsche.de . October 21, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Hofstetter, Yvonne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer, essayist and non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main