European Union to meet with Anthropic this week

Claude, AI assistant at Anthropic
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The European Cybersecurity Agency (Enisa) will hold a meeting with the American artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic, according to a spokesperson for the European Commission this Wednesday (17). The meeting should take place tomorrow in San Francisco, in the United States.
According to the European Commission spokesperson, the meeting will take place at the invitation of Anthropic, owner of Claude, and was scheduled before access to the company's most advanced AI models was restricted.
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During a meeting of the G7, a group of the seven largest economies in the world, the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, stated that the potential of new technologies "must be available to all countries", but reinforced that the case shows that Europe "needs to update itself".
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stated that it is in the mutual interest of the European Union and the USA for the EU to use the best models of AI.
"We use each other's trusted technologies and our financial systems are interconnected. It is in our mutual interest that our citizens and companies can safely use the best AI models," he said during a speech at the G7.
Last week, the company announced that it had restricted access to its models after receiving an order from the United States government, which cited national security concerns.
In a statement, the company said it had received a directive to block the Claude Fable 5 models, released last Tuesday, and Claude Mythos 5 for all foreign citizens, "inside or outside the United States, including foreign employees of the company itself."
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"Access is temporarily blocked for all customers, in order to ensure compliance with the order," it said.
The sudden blockade marks a significant escalation in the clash between Anthropic and the White House, under President Donald Trump. Negotiations failed earlier this year regarding the use of the company's technology by the US military and intelligence services.
The restriction could harm Anthropic's plans to carry out an initial public offering of shares, possibly in the second half of this year, with a valuation close to US$ 1 trillion. Concern is proliferating among investors about regulatory risks and the company's ability to maintain its technological advantage.
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Artificial intelligence reaches 'tipping point' in UK
The adoption of artificial intelligence has reached a "tipping point" in Britain, as companies move from the experimentation phase to large-scale deployment and start to see results, a Google Cloud executive said this week. Wednesday.
Businesses and government agencies that a year ago were testing AI tools are now using them to run more complex processes and improve productivity, said Maureen Costello, vice president of Google Cloud for the United Kingdom, Ireland and sub-Saharan Africa, in an interview with Reuters.
"The industry is about to reach an inflection point, with the adoption of AI accelerating rapidly," Costello said. "A year ago, the focus was on experimentation, but now we see organizations putting AI into production and starting to see real returns."
This shift is evident across industries from retail to government, she said, citing examples such as British e-commerce company THG's (THG.L) AI-powered shopping tools, which have boosted customer spending, and public sector systems that help speed up planning decisions.
London, home to Europe's largest pool of tech talent, is looking to cement its position as the a global hub for AI, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer committed to turning Britain into a "superpower" in the field.
Costello said Britain is "at the forefront in this field", highlighting the strong research base and institutions such as Google DeepMind in London.
Wider adoption could bring significant gains for smaller companies, she added, with research from Google suggesting that AI could increase productivity by around 20%, the equivalent of "giving back" to entrepreneurs one day a week.
However, the pace of AI adoption will depend on investment in capacity building, leadership engagement and trust, especially around security and data sovereignty.
"Technology is only half the answer - people are the other half," said Costello. "Leaders cannot sit idly by, they need to get their hands dirty and understand how to apply this in their organizations."
*With information from the Reuters news agency.

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