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

French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concerns at the G7 summit regarding the potential for the United States to unilaterally restrict international access to American AI technologies. These leaders view the recent service interruption experienced by Anthropic as a practical demonstration of the risks associated with relying on foreign-controlled digital infrastructure. The discussions underscore growing global apprehension about AI sovereignty and the geopolitical implications of depending on a small number of U.S.-based companies for critical computing capabilities.