Anthropic's Fable shutdown fuels global sovereign AI race
anthropic cut global access to fable 5 and mythos 5 models at the white house's request, triggering calls in the uk and france for national ai sovereignty to reduce reliance on american technology.
anthropic removed access to its fable 5 and mythos 5 models for non-american users, including its own employees, after the white house demanded a block on foreign access. the shutdown has galvanized politicians in the uk and france, with french presidential candidate gabriel attal calling it the start of an 'ai war' and framing model access as a strategic chokepoint like the strait of hormuz. this incident highlights the geopolitical vulnerability of relying on us-based ai infrastructure and is likely to increase funding and political will for european sovereign ai projects.