Canada's PM Carney warns that U.S. restrictions on Anthropic's advanced AI models highlight the risk of depending too heavily on American technology providers.

What happened

Anthropic took its latest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with Trump administration export controls that restrict foreign nationals' access to the most advanced AI models. Anthropic had just released Fable widely this week; Mythos, an even more advanced model, was tightly limited due to cybersecurity concerns.

Why it matters

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney framed the move as a cautionary example of overreliance on a single source for critical technology. He argued that no party acted wrongly, but that countries must learn the lesson and build out diverse AI options rather than accepting a single dominant provider. The incident underscores Canada's vulnerability in technology policy—over 70% of Canada's exports go to the U.S., and Carney has set a goal to double non-U.S. exports in the next decade.

What to watch

Carney will raise artificial intelligence as a major discussion point at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France on Monday night. He also spent 45 minutes discussing AI with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, signaling this will be a focal point for international technology policy coordination.