AI & Customs Series. Episode 2: cutting red tape

In this episode, we discuss the growing problem of overregulation and how norm engineering and AI can be used to solve it.

Here are some thoughts from Vincent van Dijk, Senior Advisor on Norm engineering and rule-based solutions. Beyond his advisory role in the public sector in The Netherlands, Vincent partners with Be Informed to advance norm engineering practices on a global scale. 

Dealing with legal language is challenging, as rules cannot be directly articulated like everyday speech, hindering effective analysis. Norm engineering translates legal texts into explicit specifications or even executable models. It identifies decisions, norms, and evaluation grounds, turning legal grammar into tangible knowledge models, often AI-powered, to capture facts with clarity. This process involves encapsulating shared understandings and details without explicit statements.

Norm engineering represents a paradigm shift. It converts rules into data, facilitating robust analysis and querying capabilities. But it can be further powered with a different way of working of law makers and those implementing legal rules, where the gap in their current way of working needs to be bridged.

Watch the video to learn more.

CustomsClear launched this series because we are committed to making regulations and compliance easier and more accessible. We are developing Picoco, the AI-based engine behind Personal Customs & Regulations Knowledge Assistants. Find out more www.picoco.ai and don't miss the opportunity of a free pilot project.