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However, for non-­creative goods, like research output in relation to treating health conditions or safety measures as they operate in autonomous vehicles, for example, collaboration is essential. By standardizing and sharing such information, we can avoid reproducing work (and mistakes) already ma…

We should consider resetting the legal nature of our relationship with companies that collect and hold data from and about us. Law professor Jack M. Balkin argues that we should think of these companies as holding our data in the same way a doctor or lawyer would—that is, by virtue of a relationshi…

A better way to understand what we mean when we talk about privacy, then, is to see it as a right to self-­determination. Self-­ determination is about self-­governance, or determining one ’s own destiny. Its origins as a legal concept stretch back to the American Declaration of Independence, which…

We are already moving into a world where work can be be flexible, self-­directed, prioritize the sustainable use of resources, and be based on trust and community-­building. It is possible to imagine how gig enterprises could be transformed into worker cooperatives to ensure that the benefits of wo…

Automation under our current system—where retraining is expensive and the welfare net is minimal—wastes the potential of both workers and technology. It creates the paradox of both increased productivity and impoverishment. Outsourcing work to machines, particularly if the task is boring or dangero…