Europe scrambles to close AI gap with US amid national security concerns
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Dirk Kaufmann
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The article discusses Europe's urgent push to close the AI gap with the US, driven by national security concerns after the US government ordered Anthropic to deny foreign users access to its top AI models (Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5). German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt calls for Germany to catch up in AI. The piece highlights Europe's efforts to achieve digital sovereignty through new partnerships, investments, and startups, while facing challenges around funding and regulation.
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· 3 pulledAccess to artificial intelligence (AI) models is not only a matter of economic autonomy but also of national security.
Germany, for one, must urgently catch up in artificial intelligence, says German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt.
Anthropic announced that, on US government orders, it would deny all foreign users access to its top AI software, citing national security concerns.
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