RESEARCH
Heiko’s professional focus centers on the intersection of digitalization, society, and law, with a particular emphasis on issues related to digital legislation, govtech, egovernment, legal tech, and the use of AI in government and judicial contexts.
The future is becoming clear: humans and machines will jointly govern our societies in the days to come, and it will be a digital endeavor. Already today, the framework for what can be referred to as an actual „Machine State“ is taking shape – a state in which humans retain control but delegate essential tasks to artificial intelligence and other smart technologies. The precise developments awaiting us and the roles that humans should and will play in this process need to be continually redefined, collectively. Within the context of various individual and collaborative projects, I, along with colleagues, aim to contribute to this endeavor.
The first project provides a broader overview of the emerging future of digital governance. I am looking forward to the emerging picture!
The second project zooms in on one of the various strands of development. It sheds light on a development that is occurring in the shadow of the attention given to Digital Government and Legal Tech. It concerns the planning and creation of laws with the assistance of artificial intelligence and other technologies. For more information, please refer my incubator project on digital legislation (post below) and my latest LinkedIn posts.
This incubator project seeks to identify and evaluate the current state of relevant technologies in the field of digital legislation, assess their advantages and drawbacks, and define the legal and ethical frameworks applicable to them. One of the project’s ambitious goals is to develop a prototype AI tool for measuring the impact of legislation, thus introducing a novel analytical dimension to legislative processes. By focusing on technologies that offer precise analysis, prediction, and simulation of prospective legislation, alongside the design of laws in machine-readable formats, the project aims to pave the way for more informed, efficient, and transparent law-making processes, enhanced by the power of AI, machine learning, data mining, and blockchain technologies.