Philipp Mahlow
Philipp Mahlow is associate researcher and has been a research assistant in the Human in the Loop? Autonomy and Automation in Socio-Technical Systems project within the research focus New Technologies and Future of Law.
While studying law at the University of Cologne, Philipp specialized in innovation regulation, in particular regarding artificially intelligent systems. Since the publication of the Commission’s draft, he has been working extensively on the European AI Regulation and other AI-related regulatory acts, such as the AI Liability Directive. He is particularly interested in interdisciplinary considerations regarding the compatibility of legal requirements with technical possibilities. In addition to working in the patent litigation team of an international law firm, he has already worked in a research project on AI test, training and validation data quality.
Philipp is currently pursuing his PhD at the University of Innsbruck with his thesis focussing on the requirements for the explainability of AI systems. He also lectures on various effects of European AI regulation.
Journal articles and conference proceedings
Züger, T., Mahlow, P., Pothmann, D., Mosene, K., Burmeister, F., Kettemann, M. C., & Schulz, W. (2025). Crediting Humans: A Systematic Assessment of Influencing Factors for Human-in-the-Loop Figurations in Consumer Credit Lending Decisions. 2025 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT’25), 1262-1273. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3715275.3732086 Publication details
Ecker, I., & Mahlow, P. (2022). Der Artificial Intelligence Act und Legal Tech. Cologne Technology Review & Law, 1, 117-128. Publication details
Mahlow, P., & Popp, S. (2021). KI als Rechtssubjekt: Die E-Person – ein einführender Überblick. Cologne Technology Review & Law, 1, 22-31. Publication details
Book contributions and chapters
Mahlow, P. (2025). Das Recht auf eine Erklärung nach Art. 86 KI-VO. In M. Dregelies, H. Henke, & L. K. Kumkar (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence. Rechtsfragen und Regulierung künstlicher Intelligenz im Europäischen Binnenmarkt. Baden-Baden, Germany: Nomos. Publication details
Mahlow, P. (2024). Werkzeuge der Europäischen Innovationsregulierung am Beispiel der KI-Verordnung. In M. Ganner, M. C. Kettemann, C. Voithofer, Grundlagen des Rechts, Band II: Vertiefung. Vienna, Austria: Verlag Österreich. Publication details
Other publications
Züger, T., Mahlow, P., Pothmann, D., & Mosene, K. (2025). Human in the Loop im Feld Kreditvergabe. Praxisbericht für den Sektor Finanzdienstleistung. HIIG Impact Publication Series. Publication details
Mahlow, P., & Mosene, K. (2025). Der Human in the Loop bei der automatisierten Kreditvergabe – Menschliche Expertise für größere Fairness. Zentrum verantwortungsbewusste Digitalisierung (ZEVEDI). Publication details
Kettemann, M. C., Mosene, K., Stenzel, M., Mahlow, P., Pothmann, D. & Spitz, S. (2025). Strengthening Trust. Code of Conduct on Human-Machine Decision-Making in Content Moderation. HIIG Impact Publication Series. Publication details
Mahlow, P., Züger, T., & Kauter, L. (2024). KI unter Aufsicht: Brauchen wir ‘Humans in the Loop’ in Automatisierungsprozessen? Digital Society Blog. Publication details
Lectures and presentations (13)
From Practice to Principle: Developing a Code of Conduct for (Semi-)Automated Content Moderation
Crediting Humans: A Systematic Assessment of Influencing Factors for Human-in-the-Loop Figurations in Consumer Credit Lending Decisions
Die Rolle des Menschen in der KI-Regulierung
Wissenschaftliches Escape Game: Mensch, Maschine! Wie entscheiden wir, wer entscheidet? | republica
Arbeit und Leben @ HIIG
Leibniz Media Lunch Talk: Human in the Loop
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Understanding the European AI Act
European Regulation of Generative AI
Das Recht auf eine Erklärung nach Art. 86 KI-VO
Where the hell did you get that idea HAL?
Die Auswirkung der Europäischen KI-Verordnung auf die Verwaltung
The European Union’s AI Regulation: A (golden) cage for innovation?
Where the hell did you get that idea HAL? – Explainable AI-Systems, a Human Rights-Centric Approach
Panels (2)
Transparente KI – Prüfstandards & Aufklärung
Innovation vs. Regulation: Two mutual exclusives?
Moderation of workshops and panels (1)
Organisation of events (7)
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2025
Konzeption Runde 3 Code of Conduct Prozessierung, Projekt Human in the Loop
Workshop: Code of Conduct on Automation
Human in the Loop: Mensch und Maschine in der Kreditvergabe
Zukunft der Content Moderation durch effektive Mensch-Maschine-Kollaboration
Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft
Human in the Loop: Kreditvergabe im Fokus
Position
Associated researcher: New Technologies and Future of Law
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