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

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Date Occurred Jun 17, 2026 19:01 UTC
Event Type Technology
Source TechCrunch
Recorded Jun 17, 2026
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French President Macron and Indian PM Modi raised alarms at the G7 summit that the U.S. could cut off access to American AI overnight — a fear the Anthropic blackout just made real.

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  • Type Technology
  • Region Oceania
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Jun 17, 2026
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