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1 U. Ottawa L. & Tech. J. 285 (2003-2004)
Bots, Babes and the Californication of Commerce

handle is hein.journals/uoltj1 and id is 291 raw text is: Bots, Babes and the
Californication of Commerce
Ian R. Kerr*
1. CONTRACT FORMATION IN THE AGE OF AUTOMATION
2. AUTOMATION, ROBOTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
3. BOTS & BABES
4. THE CALIFORNICATION OF COMMERCE
5. CONSUMER PROTECTION
6. CONCLUSION

Copyright © 2004 by Ian R. Kerr
Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law & Technology, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
(iankerr@uottawa.ca). This article stems from a broader body of work on automated electronic commerce,
originally commissioned by the Uniform Law Conference of Canada's Special Working Group on Electronic
Commerce. The author is deeply indebted to John Gregory for his generous support, wisdom and his deep
enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity in the subject area. The author also wishes to extend his gratitude to
the Canada Research Chair program and the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy for their generous contri-
butions to the funding of this project. Thanks finally to Robert Dupelle, Marty Finestone, Andy Kaplan-
Myrth, Jennifer Manning, and Nur Muhammed-Ally for all of their extraordinary efforts, their brilliance, and
for the high quality of research assistance that they so regularly and reliably provide.

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