Joshua A.T. Fairfield

Josh Fairfield is a legal scholar, author, and professor of law at Washington & Lee University in Virginia, where he also directs the university’s AI Legal Innovation Strategy.

He writes and teaches about the intersection of law, technology, and society — including how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain are reshaping privacy, property, and power in the digital age.

Josh is the author of:

His third book — currently in progress — explores how law can help preserve authenticity and human connection in an AI-driven world.

Josh is fascinated by how technology rewires our social systems — and convinced that the rul

Josh Fairfield is a legal scholar, author, and professor of law at Washington & Lee University in Virginia, where he also directs the university’s AI Legal Innovation Strategy.

He writes and teaches about the intersection of law, technology, and society — including how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain are reshaping privacy, property, and power in the digital age.

Josh is the author of:

His third book — currently in progress — explores how law can help preserve authenticity and human connection in an AI-driven world.

Josh is fascinated by how technology rewires our social systems — and convinced that the rule of law is one of the most powerful tools we have to guide innovation toward the public good.

He is a passionate advocate for the democratisation of knowledge, a dedicated teacher, a trusted expert witness, and a global consultant who has advised governments, universities, and organisations in the United States, New Zealand, and beyond.

More about Josh’s work and upcoming projects at: joshfairfield.com

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