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World leaders want American AI. They just don’t want America to be able to turn it off.

World leaders just realized: depending on American AI means the U.S. can flip the switch whenever it wants. The G7 is asking how to fix that.

Reporting by TechCrunch AI 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Geopolitical dependency on U.S.-controlled AI systems is becoming a strategic vulnerability. Recent service disruptions have accelerated global calls for AI sovereignty and non-reliance on American infrastructure.

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5 to know

  1. French President Macron raised concerns at G7 summit about U.S. ability to unilaterally cut off AI access

  2. Indian PM Modi echoed sovereignty concerns at G7

  3. Anthropic blackout cited as real-world example of vulnerability

  4. Signals emerging demand for alternative/independent AI infrastructure among allied nations

  5. Published June 2026

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Publisher excerpt: French President Macron and Indian PM Modi raised alarms at the G7 summit that the U.S. could cut off access to American AI overnight — a fear the Anthropic blackout just made real.
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