Executives from companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google will attend G7 summit to discuss cutting-edge AI risk and sovereignty issues

Comparing news, according to CNBC, the heads of leading global AI companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind will attend the G7 summit in France this week, showing that as AI issues enter the core of the global agenda, the geopolitical influence of tech company executives is rising. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, and about 10 tech industry executives will attend a luncheon during the Evian summit in France on Wednesday. The conference is expected to discuss cutting-edge AI risks, infrastructure, and sovereignty issues. France's Elysée Palace said earlier that child online protection will also be one of the key points of discussion.

Jessica Brandt, a senior technology and national security researcher at the US Council on Foreign Relations, told CNBC that if the head of state wants to make credible promises on AI issues, now it is necessary to cooperate with a small number of private sector executives to actually build related technology, and even get their endorsement. She said, “We are seeing changes in who can sit at the negotiation table, which also sends a signal where power lies. At the time of this G7 summit, Anthropic is still in negotiations with the US government on export controls for the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. The US previously imposed export controls on Anthropic-related models due to national security concerns. Atlantic Council senior researcher Emerson Brooking said the US imposing export controls on the Anthropic model changed everything because the US has shown the will to cut off G7 countries and even treaty allies to acquire specific AI capabilities.

Brandt said technology companies are expected to drive the formation of a package of voluntary commitments covering cutting-edge risks in youth safety, cyber and biology, etc., which could become a de facto global benchmark. OpenAI said earlier this month that tech companies are expected to reach a series of voluntary commitments during the summit. Brookings said cutting-edge AI labs want to shape this discussion before any binding rules emerge.