Cyberlaw

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Law as it relates to the Internet and computing offences, covering such issues as intellectual property and the blurring of international boundaries. Internet, countable, uncountable

    "In a recent article in Nature magazine, AI research^([sic]) Kate Crawford and cyberlaw professor Ryan Calo warned that the new wave of excitement about intelligent design was creating dangerous blindspots when it came to the social knock-on effects of replacing humans with robots."

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"In a recent article in Nature magazine, AI research^([sic]) Kate Crawford and cyberlaw professor Ryan Calo warned that the new wave of excitement about intelligent design was creating dangerous blindspots when it came to the social knock-on effects of replacing humans with robots."

Etymology

From cyber- + law.

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