Research focus: philosophy and ethics of artificial intelligence and social epistemology.
Hein is a (mathematical) philosopher whose main research interests are in social epistemology and the philosophy and ethics of artificial intelligence. In particular, he is interested in expertise, deliberation, and political epistemology, and in collective agency, responsible AI, machine ethics, and deontic reasoning.
Previously, Hein worked as an assistant professor at the and as a postdoctoral researcher at the and Utrecht ľϸӰ. He was a research visitor at the and at the LMU Munich. During his Master’s at the , he spent time at the and the .
Hein completed his PhD in Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence in Utrecht and his MSc in Mathematics in Nijmegen (both cum laude).