Conceptualisation 🖊️ Lawrence Lessig coins "code is law"

[Ismael-KG]

Title

Lawrence Lessig coins "code is law"

Date or Period 📅

1999, as per the book in question.

Intro

In a world where technology shapes how we interact with one another, Lawrence's "code is law" foretells questions surrounding data ethics such as algorithmic determinism.

Justification

The concept is important to think about the limitations imposed on society by technologies, but it is also fraught and requires a nuanced analysis. Consider Mack (2019).

Unformed Thoughts

Lessig writes an influential follow-up essay in Jan 2000, Code is Law. Lessig's writings should be engaged with meticulously before drawing any rash conclusions!

See Polonski (2016) on algorithmic determinism. To what extent did Lawrence's analysis hint at such a phenomenon?