The sudden restriction of access to Anthropic’s models exposes a reality many global leaders have chosen to ignore. We are in the early stages of an AI industrial revolution, yet nations remain dangerously dependent on a handful of big tech companies. Digital sovereignty goes far beyond market competition. It is fundamentally about who controls the technology that will shape our economic security and national autonomy for decades.
This week, I joined global leaders and executives at the G7 summit to discuss the best way forward for artificial intelligence. My goal was to leave them with one clear message: The world can no longer afford the strategic risk of renting its future from centralized providers. Renting artificial intelligence means surrendering operational control. You give up your data privacy, your security protocols, and your basic access, leaving yourself entirely at the mercy of a third party.
