UK denies seeking carve-out to Anthropic AI restrictions

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has not sought an exemption from U.S. export controls on Anthropic's advanced AI models, a spokesperson said ahead of a G7 leaders' lunch. The U.S. imposed controls over concerns about bypassed safeguards, reigniting calls for digital sovereignty in the UK and Europe.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Prime Minister Keir Starmer has not sought a carve-out to U.S. export controls imposed on Anthropic’s most advanced AI models, a spokesperson said ahead of a lunch between G7 leaders and tech CEOs. The U.S. government imposed the controls https://www.politico.eu/article/anthropic-suspends-access-to-latest-ai-models-following-us-order/ on Friday over concerns that the models’ built-in safeguards could be bypassed. Anthropic said it would comply with the order by removing access to the models for all users. The incident has reignited concerns about the U.K.’s overreliance on U.S. technology and increased calls for “digital sovereignty,” amid similar fears https://www.politico.eu/article/us-anthropic-order-exposes-eu-ai-dependency/ across Europe.