Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic joined G7 leaders for a strategic working lunch on June 17 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Executives from Google DeepMind and Mistral also attended the high-level session.
The meeting addressed immediate tensions caused by new US directives restricting foreign access to Anthropic’s flagship Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. Anthropic suspended global access on June 13, effectively cutting off allied nations from critical tools just days before the summit.
G7 leaders utilized the session to develop a trusted partner framework. This proposed tiered system aims to restore selective access to vetted allies while maintaining American export controls.
European officials used the platform to renew calls for sovereign AI development. Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch’s presence underscored Europe's ambition to build domestic alternatives to American infrastructure and reduce geopolitical dependency.
Private AI executives are now regular participants in diplomatic gatherings previously reserved for heads of state. This shift signals that frontier technology access is now a central component of international trade and security policy.