Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called upon G7 leaders to collaborate on the implementation of advanced AI tools in the wake of a U.S. export block on his company’s latest model.
Amodei made his plea in front of President Donald Trump and other G7 leaders at a summit in Évian-les-Bains, France on Wednesday. He received backing from Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the Financial Times reported.
Alphabet Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis joined the call for U.S.-led collaboration on AI development, highlighting risks such as bioterrorism and cybersecurity if democratic alliances splintered. Both Hassabis and Altman proposed a technical standards body and a U.S.-led evaluation forum.
Amodei empathized with countries’ efforts to prevent AI misuse, but called for democratic nations to collaborate and "resist the temptation to splinter" over the release of advanced tools. Altman stressed the need to provide cyberdefense tools to all present countries.
French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the Anthropic dispute had highlighted the stakes for the U.S. and its G7 allies. He warned of potential damage to U.S. companies leading the AI race if the U.S. could suddenly “turn off the switch”. Macron called for “stronger regulation of artificial intelligence” and warned against “non-cooperation among democracies.”
Altman-Amodei Clash Over Strategy
The deep rivalry between Altman and Amodei has been going on for a while. In February, at the India AI Impact Summit, both the CEOs sparked buzz by raising fists instead of holding hands during a group photo, a moment that quickly went viral amid their growing competition.
Before that, Sam Altman criticized Anthropic’s Super Bowl ad as "deceptive" for implying OpenAI could use personal data for advertising. Separately, Anthropic executive Paul Smith appeared to take a dig at OpenAI, saying Anthropic was not competing for user attention or ad revenue.
Altman even criticized Anthropic’s marketing of its cybersecurity-focused Claude Mythos, calling it “fear-based marketing” that promoted limiting advanced AI access to a small group of users.
Anthropic Mythos Ban, OpenAI Probe
The call for unity among G7 nations comes after Anthropic’s abrupt disabling of its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, following a U.S. government order citing national security concerns. The order, which was issued last Friday, barred foreign nationals from using the systems, leading to a complete shutdown of the models by Anthropic.
Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO, Andy Jassy, reportedly played a role in the ban. He allegedly informed the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that Amazon researchers used the Fable 5 model to obtain information usable in cyberattacks, triggering the global shutdown of the models.
Meanwhile, Anthropic’s rival, OpenAI, is reportedly facing a multi-state investigation into its data practices and safety measures ahead of its anticipated initial public offering. A subpoena from New York Attorney General Letitia James‘ office seeks documents on advertising, user engagement and retention, data privacy practices, activities involving minors and seniors, AI models, AI sycophancy, and internal company policies.
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