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050	0	0	_aK564.C6 _bB384 2021
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100	1		_aBayern, Shawn, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAutonomous organizations / _cShawn Bayern, Florida State University.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2021.
300			_a1 online resource (xix, 175 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Oct 2021).
505	0		_aWhy 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.
520			_aUnder 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.
650		0	_aComputers _xLaw and legislation.
650		0	_aComputers _xLaw and legislation _zUnited States.
650		0	_aAutonomous robots _xLaw and legislation.
650		0	_aIntelligent agents (Computer software)
650		0	_aArtificial intelligence _xLaw and legislation.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108839938
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108878203
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