Trump officials deny G7 allies access to Anthropic AI

Trump administration officials refused to grant G7 allies exemptions from export controls blocking access to Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, the New York Post reported Tuesday.nypost
The Commerce Department's order, the first use of the 2018 Export Control Reform Act for AI, forced Anthropic to disable both models for all users worldwide.techpolicy+1
AI CEOs including OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, and Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis are attending the summit in Évian-les-Bains, France.reuters+1

The chief executives of the world's most powerful artificial intelligence companies are gathering alongside heads of state at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, where AI governance has emerged as a central issue — complicated by a fresh U.S. export control order that has cut off allied nations from one of the industry's most advanced systems.

OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, and Google Alphabet Inc. DeepMind's Demis Hassabis are all attending the summit, which runs from June 15 to 17, according to Reuters. Mistral AI's Arthur Mensch is also among the attendees. French President Emmanuel Macron personally invited Altman to the Leaders Summit, marking the OpenAI chief's first appearance at such an event, CNBC reported.cnbc+1

AI Safety Dominates the Agenda

The summit's digital agenda centers on safe AI deployment, online child protection, digital security infrastructure, and securing critical mineral supply chains for technology. Ahead of the gathering, OpenAI called for the creation of an international youth AI safety institute to develop guidance and support stronger safety standards across countries. The summit is expected to produce voluntary pledges rather than binding commitments, according to The Next Web.kucoin+3

The White House has framed U.S. participation around promoting American AI leadership and securing mineral supply chains, with critical minerals serving as a focal point given China's dominance over resources essential for AI hardware, electric vehicles, and defense technology.politico+1

Anthropic Export Controls Cast Shadow Over Talks

Days before leaders convened, the Trump administration imposed export controls on Anthropic's most advanced AI models — Fable 5 and Mythos 5 — ordering the company to halt access for all foreign nationals, including those inside the United States. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick cited concerns that the models could be exploited by military intelligence agencies in China, Russia, or other adversarial nations.reuters+1

Because Anthropic could not reliably verify users' nationalities, it disabled both models entirely. The New York Post reported Tuesday that Trump officials have declined to grant G7 allies exemptions from the restrictions. The move represents the first time the Commerce Department has used its authority under the 2018 Export Control Reform Act to regulate AI as an emerging technology.nextgov+3

The controls have added tension to summit discussions, with allied governments finding themselves locked out of frontier AI tools developed on American soil — even as the U.S. urges collective action on AI governance and supply chain security.

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