
Henry Thompson is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Mississippi and an Affiliated Faculty Member at the University of Mississippi School of Law. His research spans political economy, law and economics, and public choice with a particular focus on the alternative customary, organizational, and contractual arrangements people develop with one another when they cannot use government to protect their property rights. His recent work analyzes organized crime, criminal governance, artificial intelligence and the law, and existential risk from artificial intelligence and has been published in journals such as The Journal of Law & Economics, Public Choice, and Kyklos.
As AI makes legal work significantly cheaper, the burden on courts may increase. Some areas of law could see precedent shift faster as a result.