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The Law and AI as an “Apex Collaborator”: Legal Frameworks for Optimized Cooperation

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doi:10.2139/ssrn.5180731

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David S. Filippi · Bill Tomlinson · Andrew W. Torrance

Année déclarée

2026

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en

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article

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology · University of California, Irvine · University of Kansas · Victoria University of Wellington · Western University of Health Sciences

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NZ · US

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Law fundamentally exists to enable human cooperation, providing frameworks for everything from basic contracts to complex international agreements. As artificial intelligence systems grow more sophisticated, they may enable new ways that collaborative activity can occur. We posit the possibility of a new kind of AI entity: the “Apex Collaborator,” a computational system with capabilities for cooperation and partnership that are superior, in at least some ways, to those of humans. Just as apex predators shape the ecosystems in which they live through predation, Apex Collaborators would shape human-AI networks through their ability to enhance peaceful coexistence, collective problem-solving, and shared decision-making. “AI as an Apex Collaborator” flips the normal scripts of “AI as danger” or “AI as passive deliverer of benefits to humans,” instead conceiving of AI as a catalyst and enabler capable of lifting human abilities to cooperate above their evolutionary trajectory. This Article maps the legal architecture needed to guide AI development toward this collaborative potential, while simultaneously mapping fundamental implications particular coding decisions may have for the law. We address key areas requiring reform: liability regimes governing potential harms to humans, property, or other AIs, copyright law to enable AI training, structures and strictures for AI self-determination, clear accountability for AI-assisted actions and AI agents, interoperability standards, and alignment requirements. The Article proposes specific proactive and enforcement mechanisms for AI-ogenic conflict resolution, military restrictions, and data protection including crossborder transfer controls. We outline pathways to foster beneficial collaboration while preventing harmful applications. In particular, we explore the potential for AIs acting as Apex Collaborators to support humanity’s transition to sustainability. Our framework recognizes that as AI systems advance toward apex collaboration capabilities, they may need to participate in their own governance, monitoring and responding to not only harmful AI developments but also previously impossible benefits to humanity.

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W7131626503

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10.2139/ssrn.5180731 · 10.25148/lawrev.20.3.7

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OpenAlex · Document 1 · Document 2

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5180731
• DOI · https://doi.org/10.25148/lawrev.20.3.7
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W7131626503

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