G7 AI summit: Democracies push for international safety club as Anthropic ban rattles allies

At the G-7, Anthropic and OpenAI leaders urged a democratic, safety-focused AI framework and sharing of benefits among allies, while Washington’s export ban on Anthropic’s top models alarms partners and spurs calls for diversification; Trump meets Amodei as Macron and Carney weigh nationalism and overreliance, and Altman and Hassabis push for international standards and a safety forum to curb power concentration and ensure open democratic access.