»Data Protection-Compliant Application of Artificial Intelligence. Using the Example of Intelligent Animal Monitoring«: Many companies are reluctant to use artificial intelligence, despite the many advantages that its use brings, because the risks of its use appear to be unmanageable due to many unresolved data protection issues. This work provides answers to many essential and yet unexplained data protection issues that arise when using artificial intelligence and offers solutions for reducing data protection hurdles in practice.