Brett M. Frischmann

Papers

Total Citations

322

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About

Brett M. Frischmann is a leading scholar at the intersection of law, technology, and human autonomy. His research critically examines how digital infrastructures, artificial intelligence, and social engineering reshape human behavior and societal values. Frischmann’s most influential work, *Re-Engineering Humanity* (2018, 322 citations), co-authored with Evan Selinger, sounds a powerful alarm: while we fear AI rebellion, a subtler crisis unfolds as technological systems nudge us toward machine-like compliance. The book dissects how smart devices, algorithmic governance, and data-driven incentives erode critical thinking, creativity, and genuine freedom. Beyond this, Frischmann has made foundational contributions to the theory of infrastructure and commons governance, exploring how shared resources—from the internet to environmental systems—can be managed for public benefit. His work on “spillovers” and the social value of open innovation has influenced policy debates on intellectual property and network neutrality. With hundreds of citations across law, computer science, and philosophy, Frischmann’s scholarship bridges disciplines to challenge techno-determinism, urging researchers and citizens alike to reclaim human agency in an increasingly engineered world.