Gin Müller, Laura Andreß & team - JUSTITIA! Data Ghosts

Welcome to the black box of artificially intelligent jurisdiction! ‘Justitia’, the technological future of justice, guides its test audience through a futuristic (mind)game. In the interactive, performative installation JUSTITIA! Data Ghosts, the aim is for humans and machines to jointly test a possible utopia that combines machine precision and foresight with human intuition and judgement. With the third part of their JUSTITIA series, Gin Müller and his team tackle questions of technological progress and moral responsibility, allowing audiences to be part of how justice goes digital.

‘Justitia’, the technological future of justice, promises to be completely fair and objective. Supported by its court avatars, she guides the test audience through a futuristic mind(game) in which interactive game islands and voting mechanisms provided by the ‘Justitia’ programme put the participants’ moral sentiment and decision-making skills to the test. The aim is for humans and machines to to try out a potential utopia of commons that combines machine precision and foresight with human intuition and judgment.

In continuation of Gin Müller’s JUSTITIA performance series on justice and the law, the themes are expanded into the digital space. New technological possibilities such as artificial intelligence constitute a profound paradigm shift for our legal system, challenging our understanding of authenticity, objectivity, intellectual property and legal responsibility. Sooner or later, algorithms will change the justice system. So, what do we believe to be a good and fair decision?

Following JUSTITIA! Identity Cases (nominated for a 2023 NESTROY award and invited to the 2023 Impulse Festival) and JUSTITIA! Il*legal Monsters, JUSTITIA! Data Ghosts tackles questions of the relationship between technological progress and moral responsibility, allowing audiences to be part of how justice goes digital.