G7 leaders discuss 'trusted partners' access to cutting-edge US AI models, sources say

ADVERTISEMENT Filtered By: Topstories News By Reuters Published June 17, 2026 5:17am + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Swiss's President wife Caroline Merotto, Japan's Prime minister Sanae Takaichi, Swiss President Guy Parmelin, Brazil's First Lady Rosangela "Janja" da Silva, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung, France's President Emmanuel Macron, South Korea's First Lady Kim Hea Kyung, French President's wife Brigitte Macron, British Prime Minister's wife Victoria Starmer, US President Donald Trump, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister's wife Diana Carney, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor's wife Charlotte Merz, European Commission President's husband Heiko von der Leyen and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz pose for a family photo prior to a gala dinner as part of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS) EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France —G7 leaders discussed a plan to grant select “trusted partners” access to advanced AI models from U.

S. firms such as Anthropic, three diplomatic sources said on Tuesday, potentially opening a path around restrictions on non-American use.Anthropic on Friday disabled access for all users to Fable 5 and Mythos 5, its most advanced AI models.

The company made that move after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered Anthropic to block foreign nationals from accessing its most advanced AI models, citing national security concerns.

One of the diplomatic sources said a number of country representatives attending the annual summit of leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations discussed the idea of widening access to advanced AI models with U.S. representatives.

This was mainly with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, on the sidelines of the opening G7 summit dinner on Monday in the French lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains.

Other Stories AI won't replace human connection and experience in art, Filipino artists say DepEd eases lesson planning for public school teachers AI replaces Paul the Octopus for 2026 FIFA World Cup tips The "trusted partners" could be countries or companies, said a second source, who declined to be named because the talks were ongoing.An agreement providing broader access to advanced models would allow G7 countries to use the models to develop stronger cybersecurity defences against rivals such as China.A Trump White House official said in a statement that the president's team has "an open line of communication with our allies, and we remain committed to addressing national security concerns with Anthropic’s model."

AI executives from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google GOOGL.O, which are all developing highly advanced models, are expected to attend a working lunch on Wednesday to speak about technology issues, including regulation, AI infrastructure and networks, Reuters previously reported.The U.

S. Commerce Department and Anthropic's spokesperson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Cybersecurity experts believe Anthropic's Mythos, a model designed to find flaws in computer code, may turbocharge attacks on banks' technology systems.

The European Union is seeking access to Mythos to study the model's implications.Prior to Trump's order, Anthropic had given access to Mythos to select organizations in "more than 15 countries" so they could use the product to scan their computer systems for vulnerabilities, according to a company statement. The organizations included entities in the healthcare, communications, power and water sectors, according to the statement.

The news of the "trusted partners" scheme was first reported by the Financial Times.—Reuters Tags: AI, G7, European Union More Videos Most Popular LOADING CONTENT LOAD MORE ARTICLES RETRY LOADING