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HungryHobo comments on Are smart contracts AI-complete? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: HungryHobo 24 June 2016 02:56:51PM *  1 point [-]

Though unfortunately for them once launched the particular type of smart contract in question enforces itself (since it handles the transfers itself) and re-writing it isn't really possible without destroying the entire system so the court isn't being asked for help enforcing the contract and a ruling asking to change it is about as enforceable as a ruling declaring the moon to be an unlicensed aircraft that needs to cease flight immediately if you can't get your hands on both parties to physically force them to make adjustments using new transactions.

It's complicated even more by the fact that contracts can themselves be recipients/actors within this system.