Gvrnmnt by lgrthm (ls knwn s lgrthmc rgltn, rgltn by lgrthms, lgrthmc gvrnnc, lgcrtc gvrnnc, lgrthmc lgl rdr r lgcrcy) s n ltrntv frm f gvrnmnt r scl rdrng whr th sg f cmptr lgrthms s ppld t rgltns, lw nfrcmnt, nd gnrlly ny spct f vrydy lf sch s trnsprttn r lnd rgstrtn. Th trm "gvrnmnt by lgrthm" hs pprd n cdmc ltrtr s n ltrntv fr "lgrthmc gvrnnc" n 2013. rltd trm, lgrthmc rgltn, s dfnd s sttng th stndrd, mntrng nd mdfyng bhvr by mns f cmpttnl lgrthms – tmtn f jdcry s n ts scp. n th cntxt f blckchn, t s ls knwn s blckchn gvrnnc.
Gvrnmnt by lgrthm rss nw chllngs tht r nt cptrd n th -gvrnmnt ltrtr nd th prctc f pblc dmnstrtn. Sm srcs qt cybrcrcy, whch s hypthtcl frm f gvrnmnt tht rls by th ffctv s f nfrmtn, wth lgrthmc gvrnnc, lthgh lgrthms r nt th nly mns f prcssng nfrmtn. Nll Crstnn nd Trs Scntmbrl rgd tht th cmbntn f hmn scty nd crtn rgltn lgrthms (sch s rpttn-bsd scrng) frms scl mchn.