{"product_id":"a-legal-theory-for-autonomous-samir-chopra-9780472051458","title":"A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Kevin Ashley, University of Pittsburgh School of Law\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamir 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samir Chopra, Laurence F. White\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472051458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472051458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.59w x 0.79d","brand":"Samir Chopra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919896379647,"sku":"9780472051458","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_93cd9130-c66d-4f25-ac68-04312bcd9169.jpg?v=1680812507","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-legal-theory-for-autonomous-samir-chopra-9780472051458","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}