On 12 June, at the European Summit “IA avec Nous”, discussions focused on European technological sovereignty. A few hours later, the US government suspended access to some of the most advanced AI models for non-US nationals. A very concrete illustration of what strategic dependence means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the European Summit “IA avec Nous”, organised on 12 June by the Hauts-de-France Region, I had the honour of leading a masterclass on intellectual property in the age of AI, addressing the sensitive issue of authors’ protection, and in particular the remuneration of authors for the use of their works by AI systems, a question with broad cultural and societal implications that goes well beyond the legal sphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other topical issues were debated, notably the vulnerabilities of European tech. In the field of defence, Josep Borrell, former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, articulated the paradox of armies becoming increasingly vulnerable as they rely on AI systems predominantly developed by US players, and called on Europe “to act” in order to reduce its dependencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This call to act took on particular resonance that very evening, when the US government, invoking its powers in matters of national security and export controls, issued a directive ordering the suspension of all access to the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models by foreign nationals, whether located in the United States or outside US territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To grasp the scale of what is at stake, a few key points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 These models had been released only a few days earlier (on 9 June 2026), following discussions between Anthropic, on its own initiative, and the US authorities to assess their potential dangers. They were subsequently restricted to prevent malicious use in critical areas such as offensive cybersecurity, chemistry and biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 This measure is exceptional in that it is general, global and indiscriminate, applying to all non-US nationals. In the past, restrictive measures have been taken against European allies (banks, restrictions imposed on ASML, ITAR controls on strategic components), but these were largely targeted sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2192 The measure had the paradoxical consequence of also depriving US users of access to one of the most advanced technologies developed in the United States. Anthropic, unable in practice to differentiate access according to user nationality, withdrew these models from the market entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There has been significant reaction on social media regarding the need to reduce our dependencies, in light of the now openly assumed possibility, held by the United States, of a “kill switch”: the ability of a third-party State to instantly cut off access to a critical technology. Today, access to the most advanced AI; tomorrow, a cloud service, a business software, or a component embedded in a defence system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the reshaping of the global order that we are witnessing, there is no doubt that Europe must “strengthen its strengths” and reduce, as much as possible, its technological, energy, and industrial dependencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The withdrawal of Fable 5 and Mythos 5 inspires me with the following reflections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My thanks go to Xavier Bertrand, the Hauts-de-France Region, and all the organisers for the quality of the exchanges and debates at this summit. More than ever, European technological sovereignty is no longer a theoretical question: it has become a condition of our strategic autonomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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