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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      01 October 2021
      14 October 2021
      ISBN:
      9781108878203
      9781108839938
      9781108813853
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108878203
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.44kg, 196 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.3kg, 196 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Computer Science, Computing and Society, Law, Law and technology, science, communication
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    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.

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    ‘Autonomous Organizations is a testimony to the versatility and innovation of private law. A true masterpiece, pragmatic and down-to-earth in style, it firmly installs Shawn Bayern at the forefront of twenty-first century legal thinking. A must read not just for corporate lawyers, but for anyone interested in modern legal practice.’

    Thomas Burri - Professor of International Law and European Law, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

    'Shawn Bayern’s Autonomous Organizations, focuses on explaining how current law actually applies to systems that are becoming more and more autonomous and artificially intelligent. In the book, he provides a rich, thoughtful, and careful analysis of the topic; thus, the book is highly relevant to practitioners and academics. I highly recommend the book.'

    Woodrow Barfield - Professor, Engineering and Law

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