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The court didn't care what the SteelCorp CEO intended to happen. They looked at what a "reasonable observer" would think. In this case, the price was so absurdly low that the court ruled Elias’s firm "constructively knew" it was a mistake.

The court set aside the contract, but ordered Elias’s firm to be compensated for the administrative costs of the cancellation. It was a classic "modern" compromise: protecting the integrity of the market while refusing to let a "smart contract" override human common sense. Key Takeaways from the Story: The Modern Law of Contract

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In the old days, a court might have struggled with whether a machine could have a "meeting of the minds." However, the modern court looked at two specific pillars of today’s law: The court set aside the contract, but ordered

Here is a story that illustrates how these modern principles play out in the digital age. The Case of the Accidental Algorithm