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. 2026 Mar 9;59(1):203–223. doi: 10.1007/s11077-026-09606-y

Table 4.

Relative benefits of different scopes of cooperation to avoid harms specific to AI types, split across development and deployment phases of the AI life cycle (+ +  = very useful, +  = somewhat useful, − = not useful)

Unilateral regulation of foreign AI Selective cooperation Global cooperation
Development Deployment Development Deployment Development Deployment
Foundation models −  +   +  −  +  +  −
AI-powered physical products −  +   +  −  +  +  −
Small-scale software as a service −  +   +  −  +  +  −
Militarily relevant AI − −  +   +   +  +   +  +