On 12 June 2026, the United States government ordered Anthropic to deactivate its two most advanced AI models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, citing a risk to national security. The move, confirmed by Washington on that date, immediately removed the most powerful tools from the global market and exposed Europe’s dependence on foreign AI systems. Analysts in London described the decision as “what Anthropic has sown,” while a German commentator warned that the episode should prompt a “tech turnaround” in the European Union .

The suspension affects the latest versions of Anthropic’s flagship systems, which had been marketed globally just days earlier. European officials privately acknowledge that the bloc lacks comparable high-end models, leaving governments and companies scrambling to secure alternative providers. A senior EU diplomat told *Politico* that Brussels is “wary of stoking” a transatlantic row at the upcoming G7 summit, preferring to frame the issue as a shared challenge rather than a bilateral dispute .

The episode follows a parallel decision in France, where the domestic intelligence service DGSI announced on 17 June 2026 that it will replace Palantir’s data-analysis software—used since the 2015 terror attacks—with a platform developed by the French firm ChapsVision. The transition, described as a “sovereignty choice” by *Le Monde*, is both a political signal and a technical challenge, requiring DGSI to migrate years of operational data to a new system .

Commentators across Europe now argue that AI is not merely a commercial product but a strategic asset whose access is controlled by governments. An editorial in *L’Express* titled the episode “AI and the kids of European sovereignty,” while an Italian newspaper noted that both Washington and Bern had, within 24 hours, clarified that advanced AI is a matter of state policy rather than private enterprise .

With the G7 summit days away, European policymakers face a dual imperative: accelerate domestic AI development and negotiate with Washington to restore access to critical models. The Anthropic suspension has become a case study in the fragility of global AI supply chains and the high stakes of technological sovereignty.

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