Does Your Computer Need a Law Degree
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“The Formula” is a new book by the author of “The Apple Revolution,” Luke Dormehl, which tackles the rise of algorithms and artificial intelligence in art, politics, online relationships, and the law.
For the most part, science and business writers are enamored promise of algorithms- the ways computers take mountains of data and make unexpected connections to clarify or simplify our lives. But Dormehl, who writes for Fast Company, Wired, and other business and technology publications, is no starry-eyed techno-hype man. He is interested in the unanticipated complications and questions algorithms introduce into our lives.
The book provides a high level view of how algorithms are changing our world. For lawyers, there are obvious political and legal implications that will need to be hammered out in the coming years. One quarter of the book, called “Do Algorithms Dream of Electric Laws?” is dedicated to the question of computers and the law. In particular, the book touches on the ways algorithms are increasingly used in predictive policing and e-discovery.
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