Autonomous organizations / Shawn Bayern, Florida State University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bayern, Shawn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computers--Law and legislation.

Computers.

Computers--Law and legislation--United States.

United States.

Autonomous robots--Law and legislation.

Autonomous robots.

Intelligent agents (Computer software).

Artificial intelligence--Law and legislation.

Artificial intelligence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 175 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Under current business law, it is already possible to give legal personhood, or a very close surrogate of it, to software systems of any kind (from a simple automated escrow agent to a more hypothetical, truly smart artificial intelligence). This means that, for example, robots could enter into contracts, serve as legal agents, or own property. Ultimately, entire companies could actually be run by non-human agents. This study argues that this is not as scary as it might sound at first. Legal theorist and noted software developer Shawn Bayern argues that autonomous or zero-person organizations offer an opportunity for useful new types of interactions between software and the law. This creative contribution to the theory and practice of law and technology explores the social and political aspects of these new organizational structures and their implications for legal theory.

Contents:

Why autonomous organizations?

The legal role of algorithms

In the company of robots : the creation of autonomous organizations

The legal viability of autonomous organizations

The advantages of autonomous organizations

The limitations and legal implications of autonomous organizations

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Oct 2021).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108878203

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.