The leaders of two of the world’s most influential artificial intelligence companies used the G7 summit in France to urge democratic nations to unite behind a U.S.-led framework for AI development and governance.
Speaking during high-level meetings between political leaders and technology executives at the G7 gathering in Évian-les-Bains, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis called for closer cooperation among democratic nations on advanced AI.
The summit brought together some of the biggest names in artificial intelligence, including Amodei, Hassabis, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and leaders from European and Asian governments, where AI was a major topic of discussion.
Amodei argued that democratic countries should avoid creating separate AI blocs and instead coordinate on common standards, safety testing, and access to advanced models. He also urged leaders to “resist the temptation to splinter” over AI policy, emphasizing that cooperation among allies is essential as the technology becomes increasingly powerful and influential.
Hassabis echoed those concerns, joining Amodei and Altman in advocating for a coordinated international approach. The executives warned that a fractured AI landscape could make it harder to address major threats such as cyberattacks, misuse of advanced models, and potential biological security risks.
They argued that democratic nations should work together to establish technical standards and evaluation mechanisms rather than pursuing isolated national strategies. The discussion comes at a sensitive moment for the AI industry following the Trump administration’s decision to restrict foreign access to Anthropic’s most advanced AI models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
The move, justified by U.S. officials on national security grounds, has sparked concern among allies who fear that access to frontier AI technologies could become a geopolitical tool. French President Emmanuel Macron emerged as one of the strongest advocates for broader international access to advanced AI systems.
During the summit, he argued that limiting access among allied nations could undermine confidence in American technology companies and weaken collaboration among democratic partners. Macron said he expects progress on a “trusted partners” framework that would allow selected countries and organizations to access advanced U.S. AI tools while maintaining security safeguards.
According to CNBC, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney supported the proposal at the meeting, but refused to comment on the matter. Representing the U.S. at the summit were Trump, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The G7 leaders also discussed a proposal that would create such a trusted-partners system, potentially allowing allied governments and companies to use sophisticated American AI models for cybersecurity and other strategic applications. The AI executives’ calls for cooperation also reflect growing competition with China.
