The U.S. government’s decision this month to impose sweeping export controls on the most advanced Anthropic models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, made Europe’s dependence on leading U.S. artificial intelligence providers starkly clear. Even if the U.S. government were to lift these restrictions soon, it is obvious that this can happen again at any time. Similarly, the growing scarcity of AI computing power makes political intervention to prioritize the needs of U.S. users a constant possibility.
Without a change of course, Europe risks becoming a tech backwater cut off from the most advanced capabilities, with possibly disastrous consequences for its security and prosperity. The recent “Europe 2031” scenario by leading European AI researchers and investors very convincingly depicts such a future.
The U.S. government’s decision this month to impose sweeping export controls on the most advanced Anthropic models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, made Europe’s dependence on leading U.S. artificial intelligence providers starkly clear. Even if the U.S. government were to lift these restrictions soon, it is obvious that this can happen again at any time. Similarly, the growing scarcity of AI computing power makes political intervention to prioritize the needs of U.S. users a constant possibility.
