If you want to see a world governed by a non-human understanding of fairness and one in which a highly technical cohort was entrusted to make these sorts of jud

If you want to see a world governed by a non-human understanding of fairness and one in which a highly technical cohort was entrusted to make these sorts of judgment calls, look no further than the domain industry in the early 2000s. Specifically, consider Snapnames -- a company born out of the notion that snapping up a domain name coming up for renewal was something that was legitimately fairly awarded to the automated process that was fastest.