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Chopra, Samir, White, Laurence F. - A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents - 9780472051458 - V9780472051458
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A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents

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Description for A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.

“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 ... Read more

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.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472051458
SKU
V9780472051458
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Chopra, Samir, White, Laurence F.
Samir Chopra is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. Laurence F. White is a lawyer and policymaker specializing in law and technology and financial markets regulation.

Reviews for A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents
"Chopra and White have produced an important and fascinating book on the emerging law of artificial agents. Their work combines a sophisticated understanding of technology with a deep insight about the law. The result is a magisterial survey that ranges over topics from tort liability for bots to the possibility that artificially intelligent agents might acquire legal personhood." —Lawrence B. ... Read more

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