{"slug": "g7-leaders-discuss-trusted-partners-access-to-cutting-edge-u-s-ai-models", "title": "G7 leaders discuss ‘trusted partners’ access to cutting-edge U.S. AI models", "summary": "G7 leaders discussed a plan to grant select 'trusted partners' access to advanced U.S. AI models from Anthropic, potentially bypassing restrictions on non-American use. The talks, held on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, followed President Trump's order blocking foreign nationals from accessing Anthropic's most advanced models. An agreement could allow G7 countries to use the models for cybersecurity defenses against rivals like China.", "body_md": "EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – Group of Seven leaders have discussed a plan to grant select “trusted partners” access to advanced artificial intelligence models from U.S. firms such as Anthropic, three diplomatic sources said on Tuesday, potentially opening a path around restrictions on non-American use.\n\nAnthropic on Friday disabled access for all users to Fable 5 and Mythos 5, its most advanced AI models. The company made that move after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered Anthropic to block foreign nationals from accessing its most advanced AI models, citing national security concerns.\n\nOne of the diplomatic sources said a number of country representatives attending the annual summit of leaders of the G7 wealthy nations discussed the idea of widening access to advanced AI models with U.S. representatives.\n\nThis was mainly with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, on the sidelines of the opening G7 summit dinner on Monday in the French lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains.\n\nThe trusted partners could be countries or companies, said a second source, who declined to be named because the talks were ongoing.\n\nAn agreement providing broader access to advanced models would allow G7 countries to use the models to develop stronger cybersecurity defenses against rivals such as China.\n\nA White House official said in a statement that the U.S. president’s team has “an open line of communication with our allies, and we remain committed to addressing national security concerns with Anthropic’s model.”\n\nAI executives from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google, which are all developing highly advanced models, are expected to attend a working lunch on Wednesday to speak about technology issues, including regulation, AI infrastructure and networks.\n\nAnthropic’s spokesperson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\n\nCybersecurity experts believe Anthropic’s Mythos, a model designed to find flaws in computer code, may turbocharge attacks on banks’ technology systems. The European Union is seeking access to Mythos to study the model’s implications.\n\nPrior to Trump’s order, Anthropic had given access to Mythos to select organizations in “more than 15 countries” so they could use the product to scan their computer systems for vulnerabilities, according to a company statement.\n\nThe organizations included entities in the healthcare, communications, power and water sectors, according to the statement.\n\nThe news of the trusted partners scheme was first reported by the Financial Times.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/g7-leaders-discuss-trusted-partners-access-to-cutting-edge-u-s-ai-models", "canonical_source": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/17/tech/g7-trusted-partners-us-ai-models/", "published_at": "2026-06-17 00:27:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-17 00:57:24.014016+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety", "ai-products", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "G7", "Howard Lutnick", "Donald Trump", "OpenAI", "Google", "Financial Times", "China"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/g7-leaders-discuss-trusted-partners-access-to-cutting-edge-u-s-ai-models", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/g7-leaders-discuss-trusted-partners-access-to-cutting-edge-u-s-ai-models.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/g7-leaders-discuss-trusted-partners-access-to-cutting-edge-u-s-ai-models.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/g7-leaders-discuss-trusted-partners-access-to-cutting-edge-u-s-ai-models.jsonld"}}