A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents

Synopsis

“An extraordinarily good synthesis from an amazing range of philosophical, legal, and technological sources . . . the book will appeal to legal academics and students, lawyers involved in e-commerce and cyberspace legal issues, technologists, moral philosophers, and intelligent lay readers interested in high tech issues, privacy, [and] robotics.” —Kevin Ashley, University of Pittsburgh School of Law As corporations and government agencies replace human employees with online customer service and automated phone systems, we become accustomed to doing business with nonhuman agents. If artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances as today’s leading researchers predict, these agents may soon function with such limited human input that they appear to act independently. When they achieve that level of autonomy, what legal status should they have? Samir Chopra and Laurence F. White present a carefully reasoned discussion of how existing philosophy and legal theory can accommodate increasingly sophisticated AI technology. Arguing for the legal personhood of an artificial agent, the authors discuss what it means to say it has “knowledge” and the ability to make a decision. They consider key questions such as who must take responsibility for an agent’s actions, whom the agent serves, and whether it could face a conflict of interest.

Copyright:

2011

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780472026760

Related ISBNs:

9780472071456, 9780472051458

Publisher:

University of Michigan Press

Date of Addition:

04/13/19

Copyrighted By:

the University of Michigan

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Science, Computers and Internet, Technology, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy

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Bookshare Staff

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