Global Leaders Urge US to Keep AI Access Open

The AI Access Conundrum

At the G7 Summit, world leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi voiced concerns that the U.S. could cut off their countries' access to top American AI models at any time.

Macron's Warning to G7 Leaders

Macron warned G7 leaders and top AI executives — including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — that if the U.S. "from one day to the next can turn off the switch," it could harm the economies of European customers and damage the AI firms themselves.

The Trump Administration's Move

The comments come a few days after the Trump administration blocked Anthropic from exporting its newest Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models on national security grounds.

The Risk of Dependence on US AI Infrastructure

The episode has exposed a risk that many international companies have been grappling with: Any company or government that builds on U.S. AI infrastructure now has to reckon with the possibility that access can be revoked overnight, for reasons they may never be told.

Push for Digital Sovereignty

Prime Minister Modi also said he was concerned about Trump's move to block Anthropic's model, adding that democratic nations must have unfettered access to top AI models to protect critical infrastructure.

The 'Trusted Partners' Scheme

During the meeting, G7 leaders discussed the creation of a "trusted partners" scheme that would grant access for non-U.S. nations to advanced AI models from firms like Anthropic and OpenAI.

The Future of AI Access

Regardless, Macron noted that it would make sense for Washington to back such a scheme and ensure Mythos access was granted more broadly. Nobody would want to buy U.S. AI access if it could disappear overnight.