Is technology doomed to always be regulated by out-of-date rules? Or, worse, will the world become lawless as technology leaves dusty law codes behind? The recent QUT Global Law, Science and Technology Seminar with Professor Joshua Fairfield discussed these challenges and is now available to watch online.
Professor Joshua Fairfield is an internationally recognized law and technology scholar, specialising in digital property, electronic contract, big data privacy, and virtual communities. He has written on the law and regulation of e-commerce and online contracts and on the application of standard economic models to virtual environments.
The seminar, delivered on 21 July, included various topics such as how law often seems to take a backseat in the face of rampant technological change and in an era of rampant corporate surveillance, artificial intelligence, deep fakes, genetic modification, automation, and more.
Professor Fairfield discussed his upcoming book, "Runaway Technology: Can Law Keep Up?”, and how it provides a fresh look at law, what it actually is, how it works, and how we can create the kind of laws that help humans thrive in the face of rapid technological change.
Click here to watch the full seminar.
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