French President Urges US to Share Cutting-Edge AI and Democracies to Cooperate on Regulation

French President Emmanuel Macron urged wealthy democracies to cooperate on AI regulation at a G7 summit that included OpenAI's Sam Altman and other top AI executives, while criticizing the Trump administration's recent directive blocking foreign access to Anthropic's most advanced AI models as a "strictly nationalist" reaction. The restrictions on Anthropic have fueled European concerns about American AI dominance, with Macron calling for the U.S. to share cutting-edge technology and warning that shutting off access could hurt American firms' value. Altman echoed the call for international cooperation, saying an "international forum" is needed for AI safety standards rather than leaving such decisions solely to tech companies.