US pulls the ‘kill-switch’ on Anthropic’s Fable 5 AI models, sending global allies scrambling — European and Canadian leaders alarm allies over sudden export ba

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US pulls the 'kill-switch' on Anthropic's Fable 5 AI models, sending global allies scrambling — European and Canadian leaders alarm allies over sudden export ba

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Not every leader has been so pointed in their criticism of America. Canada's PM, Mark Carney, made it clear in his statement that “Nobody has done anything wrong in the situation," he said via APNews . However, he warned that "We will have done something wrong if we just accept this, don’t take the lesson, don’t build out and diversify."

The UK's former minister for the Armed Forces and Labor MP, Al Carns, suggested this was just another example of why the UK needed to develop its own cutting-edge AI tools, leveraging its deep expertise in the field to ensure UK sovereign access to the most capable technologies.

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Some leaders aren't quite set on going it alone, though. France's President Emmanuel Macron championed a joint French and Indian AI effort. Speaking at an event in Nice on Sunday, Macon said: “Our two countries share the definition of a reliable, open and safe AI, that could be trusted, that could be responsible, that could be ethical," he said, via TribuneIndia .

U.S. companies are scrambling for alternatives, too. Alex Stamos, CSO at Corridor, told The Verge that companies are rushing to sign backup contracts with non-US companies with open weight models so they can continue their projects undeterred, no matter what the Trump administration does next.

In every instance, though, whether leaders pointed fingers or talked up their own efforts, wanted to go it alone or with new partners, the one clear dividing line is that not all of them are looking to move away from America. Alongside a number of other industries impacted by the Trump administration's tariffs and export controls, global partners that once saw the U.S. as the most reliable global partner are increasingly looking elsewhere as that evaporates.

The U.S. government cutting off access to Anthropic's Frontier models happened quickly, and the consequences of the lost trust are likely to extend for years, or even decades, and affect far more than chips and models.

Citing the recent case of Anthropic model access being pulled, France has announced it is switching from using a U.S. data and analytics firm, Palantir, for a domestic alternative, as Reuters reports . France is also transitioning government departments away from using U.S.-based messaging apps like WhatsApp, with a national alternative, according to Le Monde ,

Wired also highlights a number of instances of EU governments and organizations shifting away from U.S. tech firms, including changing default search engines from Google to Qwant, a move towards open-source office software developed in the EU over Microsoft and Google options, and many are ditching Amazon AWS and other U.S. cloud services.

This recent Fable 5 shuttering is likely to only accelerate these efforts, as the reliability of access is called into question once again. But unraveling the EU and the rest of the world from America won't be easy, or even achievable, even in the long term. The global economy is still too integrated for that to be truly viable.

But the desire and impetus are there. For key industries that impact national security – and AI alongside chip fabrication are becoming clear pillars in that space – national alternatives seem all-but-necessary for major militaries and economies. Whether that creates a multi-polar AI world, or just cements the clear headstart and advantage held by countries like the U.S. and China, remains to be seen.

Jon Martindale is a contributing writer for Tom's Hardware. For the past 20 years, he's been writing about PC components, emerging technologies, and the latest software advances. His deep and broad journalistic experience gives him unique insights into the most exciting technology trends of today and tomorrow. ","collapsible":{"enabled":true,"maxHeight":250,"readMoreText":"Read more","readLessText":"Read less"}}), "https://slice.vanilla.futurecdn.net/13-4-24/js/authorBio.js"); } else { console.error('%c FTE ','background: #9306F9; color: #ffffff','no lazy slice hydration function available'); } Jon Martindale Freelance Writer Jon Martindale is a contributing writer for Tom's Hardware. For the past 20 years, he's been writing about PC components, emerging technologies, and the latest software advances. His deep and broad journalistic experience gives him unique insights into the most exciting technology trends of today and tomorrow.

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