01 May 2026
The Human Trick
Today, on May Day, is a good day to reflect on the work we do ourselves. We at Verfassungsblog can clearly feel that something is shifting. More and more of the texts arriving in our inboxes read as oddly smooth. These AI-(de)generated texts come from a brave new world, but they have no real origin. They were born outside the body: without the long, laborious process of conceiving an idea, nourishing it, and bringing it into the world. What they lack is a person who has experienced something, read something, really thought it through. Continue reading >>
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25 March 2026
Was und wie lehren wir im Jurastudium in Zeiten von KI?
Der technologische Wandel wird das Jura-Studium grundlegend verändern. Künstliche Intelligenz hat bereits heute erhebliche Auswirkungen auf die Lehre und Ausbildung. Universitäten, Hochschulen und Justizprüfungsämter müssen darüber nachdenken, über welche Fähigkeiten und Kompetenzen Absolvent:innen juristischer Studiengänge in der nahen Zukunft verfügen sollen. Dazu gehören neben juristischen Kernkompetenzen und spezifischen KI-Kompetenzen auch soziale, kommunikative und kritisch-reflexive Fähigkeiten Continue reading >>24 March 2026
Giving Answers, Raising Questions
A few weeks ago, the Czech Constitutional Court introduced an AI-powered legal chatbot directly on its official website, allowing users to ask questions in natural language and receive answers that synthesise the Court’s case law. At first glance, the innovation appears to offer a more convenient way to navigate constitutional jurisprudence. Yet the chatbot does more than help users find decisions. By selecting relevant cases, synthesising their meaning, and presenting the result as an answer to a concrete question, it inserts a new interpretive layer between the Court and the public. Continue reading >>
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29 January 2026
European AI FOMO
The last 12 months have seen an extraordinary shift in the European Commission’s approach to digital regulation. In the policy shift, one of the major forces shaping the European Commission’s agenda may be described as AI FOMO (“fear of missing out”). The primary focus of this post is the proposed legislative reforms and their manifestation in deregulatory strategies. This post charts how such an agenda is driving Commission policy and highlights how AI FOMO is driving deregulation in EU digital law. Continue reading >>
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08 December 2025
AI and Human Rights at the European Court of Human Rights
The development of a legal framework for the use of AI is still at an early stage. Moving forward, it is necessary to take into account both the inherent features of the technology and the rights that come under pressure by our use of it. The approach of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will have to be on a case-by-case basis, building on the Convention’s transversal values, applying existing jurisprudence as a stepping stone and making wise use of the “living instrument doctrine”. Continue reading >>
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30 December 2024
Das Dunkelfeld aufhellen
Algorithmische Lösungen zur Aufdeckung potenzieller Geldwäschefälle werden in Finanzinstituten und Banken bereits großflächig eingesetzt. Der EU-Gesetzgeber hat jedoch die Chance verpasst, solche KI-Systeme als hochriskant i.S.d. EU-KI-Verordnung einzustufen und damit einer besonders strengen Regulierung nach Art. 8 ff. EU-KI-Verordnung zu unterstellen. In der Geldwäschebekämpfung ist der Einsatz von KI mit gravierenden Risiken automatisierter Fehlentscheidungen verbunden, die durch die Privatisierung des geldwäscherechtlichen Verdachtswesens zu massiven Grundrechtsumgehungen führen können. Eine staatliche Einhegung wäre daher wünschenswert (gewesen). Continue reading >>
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29 November 2024
The Challenges of Nuance
Five Questions to Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger Continue reading >>
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03 November 2024
European Security and the Threat of ‘Cognitive Warfare’
Alleged threats from outside actors to the information ecosystems of the liberal-democratic societies in Western Europe have prompted policymakers to look for solutions that utilize artificial intelligence. However, such a techno-solutionist framing securitizes and externalizes an issue that is ultimately primarily societal and internal in nature. Continue reading >>16 May 2024
Gaza, Artificial Intelligence, and Kill Lists
The Israeli army has developed an artificial intelligence-based system called “Lavender”. This approach promises faster and more accurate targeting; however, human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have warned of deficits in responsibility for violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). In the following, we will examine these concerns and show how responsibility for violations of IHL remains attributable to a state that uses automated or semi-automated systems in warfare. Continue reading >>07 February 2024
Examining the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act
Finally, consensus on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. The academic community is thus finally in a position to provide a (slightly) more definitive evaluation of the Act’s potential to protect individuals and societies from AI systems’ harms. This blog post attempts to contribute to this discussion by illustrating and commenting on the final compromises regarding some of the most controversial and talked-about aspects of the AI Act, namely its rules on high-risk systems, its stance on General Purpose AI, and finally its system of governance and enforcement. Continue reading >>
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