An excellent dystopian story. One thing I'd add to your prediction is that the complexity of laws will increase massively because computers will be interpreting the law. There won't be an incentive to keep it simple enough for a human to understand. The same thing has been happening with taxes -- since most people and businesses use tax programs, there is no push back on the complexity of taxation rules. In fact, companies that make tax preparation software lobby to keep the complexity.
Another thing I'd add is that Human Resources departments at companies and governments will become even powerful than they already are (because everyone is suing everyone).
Dystopian hyperbole aside, your point about law complexity is a good one. Our current system is arguably already too complex. Anyone attempting to build a home can attest to that. But at the very least we are able to move through our day to day lives without worrying too much about accidentally breaking the law because it tends to reflect common sense.
But as you say, new tech would highlight all of the inconsistencies, new laws would be put in place to fill in the cracks and so on until it all becomes a massive web so complex that grey areas become too hazardous to risk.
I can imagine how that might even inadvertently stifle innovation. Considering that new ideas are found on the cutting edge (see Uber, Airbnb, crypto assets) and that the cutting edge is inherently a grey area, small business might become so wary of it that they give up innovating altogether.
Human progress would be left to the whims of only the largest companies with the means to take on the risk. Ironically, progress would prove to be the killer of progress.
May we all live in interesting times, eh? Perhaps this will be one of the few times in history where a sluggish, unresponsive government proves to be an advantage, haha
> But at the very least we are able to move through our day to day lives without worrying too much about accidentally breaking the law
Rephrase to: without worrying about being prosecuted for the laws you're unknowingly breaking. Because we're almost certainly breaking at least 1 law per day.
Another thing I'd add is that Human Resources departments at companies and governments will become even powerful than they already are (because everyone is suing everyone).