Robotica

In every era of communications technology - whether print, radio, television, or Internet - some form of government censorship follows to regulate the medium and its messages. Today we are seeing the phenomenon of 'machine speech' enhanced by the development of sophisticated artificial intelligence. Ronald K. L. Collins and David M. Skover argue that the First Amendment must provide defenses and justifications for covering and protecting robotic expression. It is irrelevant that a robot is not human and cannot have intentions; what matters is that a human experiences robotic speech as meaningful. This is the constitutional recognition of 'intentionless free speech' at the interface of the robot and receiver. Robotica is the first book to develop the legal arguments for these purposes. Aimed at law and communication scholars, lawyers, and free speech activists, this work explores important new problems and solutions at the interface of law and technology.

Author: Ronald K. L. Collins, David M. Skover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/31/2018
Pages: 178
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.08w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9781108448710

About the Author
Collins, Ronald K. L.: - Ronald K. L. Collins is the Harold S. Shefelman Distinguished Scholar at the University of Washington School of Law.Skover, David M.: - David M. Skover is the Fredric C. Tausend Professor of Constitutional Law at Seattle University School of Law.