{"id":76831,"date":"2026-06-17T11:16:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/76831\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:16:26","slug":"the-latest-g7-summit-focuses-on-contentious-future-of-ai-and-us-dominance-of-the-industry-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/76831\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest: G7 summit focuses on contentious future of AI and US dominance of the industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leaders at the Group of Seven summit<\/a> wrap up three days of talks in the French Alps on Wednesday with discussions on the contentious future of artificial intelligence<\/a> and U.S. dominance of the industry. <\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump<\/a> and other national leaders are closing the formal talks of the leading industrial nations in the lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains with a session on the future of artificial intelligence<\/a> and another on fostering economic growth. <\/p>\n

The heads of several leading AI companies will attend the discussions, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.<\/p>\n

Trump plans to stop outside Paris for a glitzy dinner at the Palace of Versailles<\/a> before he jets back to Washington on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The G7 leaders spent the bulk of the meetings Tuesday discussing the war between Russia and Ukraine<\/a> and a tentative deal to end the Iran war<\/a>. Trump did not reveal details of the agreement expected to be signed by the United States and Iran on Friday at a resort on Switzerland\u2019s Lake Lucerne.<\/p>\n

The G7 includes France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Guest nations at this summit include Brazil, Egypt, India, Kenya, South Korea, Qatar, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

Here is the latest:<\/p>\n

Germany pledges support on Iran deal but sees no \u2018time pressure\u2019<\/p>\n

Merz is reiterating Berlin\u2019s intention to help support a peace deal in the Middle East. That could include a military mission in the Strait of Hormuz if there is a ceasefire.<\/p>\n

But Merz said there is \u201ca series of preconditions that are not yet fulfilled, so there is no immediate hurry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s government would need to secure a parliamentary mandate for any military mission.<\/p>\n

Merz noted that there are still two weeks of parliamentary sessions before the legislature\u2019s summer break starts in July and said that \u201cthere is no time pressure at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump says agreement with Iran still hasn\u2019t been finalized<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a memorandum of understanding and if I don\u2019t like it, we\u2019ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

Trump also repeated his claim that his negotiating prowess and willingness to use military action pushed the Iranians to make a deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody could have made this deal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s leader touts US efforts to settle Cairo\u2019s dispute with Ethiopia<\/p>\n

During a news conference with Trump on the sidelines of the summit, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said that his government \u201cvalues the U.S. support to Egypt,\u201d as well as efforts to solve the Ethiopian dam issue.<\/p>\n

El-Sissi has forged close ties with Trump since the American leader\u2019s first term in the White House.<\/p>\n

Egypt fears that Ethiopia\u2019s controversial dam could slash its share of Nile water, and it has called for a legally binding agreement on the dam\u2019s operation.<\/p>\n

German leader highlights G7 support for Ukraine<\/p>\n

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the outcome of the summit shows that the group\u2019s support for Ukraine is \u201cas strong as seldom before.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said it also sends a clear signal to Moscow that all G7 members will step up pressure on Russia, including through sanctions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat sets a new tone, including in trans-Atlantic unity and determination,\u201d Merz said, adding that it could be a \u201cdecisive step\u201d toward peace negotiations.<\/p>\n

G7 AI lunch is one of the first times OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs are appearing together<\/p>\n

The G7\u2019s AI lunch will be one of the first times that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will be appearing together since they made an awkward appearance<\/a> at an AI summit in India earlier this year.<\/p>\n

At that meeting, the two rivals were part of a group of 13 tech leaders on stage when the summit host beckoned them to lift up their hands in a chain, like at the end of a theater show.<\/p>\n

But Altman and Amodei avoided hand contact, and both eventually put up their fists instead, in a moment that went viral on social media.<\/p>\n

The two have longstanding differences over approaches to AI safety. Amodei worked at OpenAI before he and a group quit to form Anthropic in 2021.<\/p>\n

Trump says the emerging Iran deal is a good one, even though details remain secret<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody knows what it is but it\u2019s very strong,\u201d Trump said of the deal that is expected to be formally signed by U.S. and Iranian officials on Friday.<\/p>\n

Trump added that a surging stock market is validating the deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing so smart as the market, and the market loves it, Trump said.<\/p>\n

Nvidia boss Huang and Amazon founder Bezos among those not at G7 AI lunch<\/p>\n

Among those not expected at the G7 lunch was Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who opened a new factory in Dallas on Tuesday and gave an exclusive interview to The Associated Press. Huang, whose company\u2019s advanced chips are seen as essential for the AI boom, said he thought new social norms are needed when it comes to AI.<\/p>\n

Another tech figure who was in France but not at the G7 was Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who appeared at a tech conference in Paris. Bezos told the crowd his new AI startup, Prometheus, would be different from current AI large language models because it would be the basis for a series of engineering tools.<\/p>\n

He also said disagreed with the view that AI will eliminate jobs, saying the technology \u201cis going to create a labor shortage because it\u2019s going to make it possible for people to identify more problems\u201d to solve with AI.<\/p>\n

Trump offers a round of applause for Macron<\/p>\n

Trump offered a round of applause for Macron at the beginning of the G7 session on global economic imbalances, saying the French president is \u201cdoing great\u201d and paying tribute to the Evian summit\u2019s organisation, a diplomat informed of the talks said.<\/p>\n

An AP reporter close to the meeting\u2019s room was able to hear the applause.<\/p>\n

A senior French diplomatic official later described the Evian gathering as \u201cthe best G7\u201d in years, citing the quality of informal exchanges among leaders. The official said those discussions helped secure endorsement from all G7 members, including Trump, of a joint statement on key geopolitical issues, including the Middle East and Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Officials would not speak publicly about the leader\u2019s talks that were behind closed doors.<\/p>\n

AI bosses attend lunch with leaders to talk about safe deployment of the technology<\/p>\n

High-profile AI industry figures will take part in a rare huddle with political leaders on the meeting\u2019s final day.<\/p>\n

The leaders of three of the world\u2019s most powerful AI companies \u2014 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei \u2014 were due to attend a working lunch on the theme of \u201cEnsuring a safe, rapid and effective deployment of artificial intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

European AI labs were represented by Arthur Mensch, CEO of France\u2019s Mistral AI; Robin Rombach, CEO of Germany\u2019s Black Forest Labs, Victor Riperbelli of U.K.-based Synthesia and Uljan Sharma, CEO of Italy\u2019s Domyn.<\/p>\n

Other AI founders joining the lunch include Aidan Gomez, CEO of Canada\u2019s Cohere, Ren Ito, the founder of Japan\u2019s Sakana AI, Vivek Raghavan of India\u2019s Sarvam AI. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff was also taking part.<\/p>\n

Trump told other G7 leaders \u2033I\u2019m the boss\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

That was his opening phrase as he walked in \u2014 late \u2014 to the first session of the day at the G7 summit.<\/p>\n

The room laughed, and Trump grinned. After exchanging niceties with the U.S. president, Macron then got the meeting underway.<\/p>\n

G7 leaders focus on China trade surges and consequences for industry and jobs<\/p>\n

G7 leaders were to discuss concerns that China is flooding export markets<\/a> with subsidized products, unfairly out-competing their own industries and destroying jobs. They gathered for a session focusing on \u201cpromoting balanced, shared and sustainable economic growth\u201d alongside partners including leaders of India, South Korea, Kenya and Brazil.<\/p>\n

Talks come as China is redirecting its products away from the U.S. tariff wall and toward more open markets in Europe and elsewhere in Asia.<\/p>\n

The shift in Chinese trade risks creating a European sequel to the China Shock that wiped out hundreds of thousands of factory jobs in the American heartland in the 2000s. Despite U.S. sanctions, China notched a record global trade surplus last year.<\/p>\n

Informal talks begin<\/p>\n

Leaders of France, the UK, Italy, Germany and Canada have gathered for informal talks ahead of a G7 session on global economic imbalances, French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

They then joined the meeting involving partners including India, South Korea, Kenya and India.<\/p>\n

Starmer says he discussed Russia oil sanctions with Trump<\/p>\n

Keir Starmer says he isn\u2019t sure whether Trump has made a decision about whether to reimpose sanctions on Russian oil.<\/p>\n

The British leader says he talked to Trump about the temporary U.S. sanctions waiver.<\/p>\n

Starmer told British broadcaster ITV he and Trump had \u201ca very constructive discussion about Ukraine,\u201d but \u201cI don\u2019t know that a decision has been made yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said G7 leaders shared \u201ca real determination to stand with Ukraine,\u201d including through more sanctions on Russia.<\/p>\n

Trump delays Jay Clayton\u2019s nomination for intel director to try to push Congress on voting bill<\/p>\n

Trump said on Wednesday that he\u2019s delaying Jay Clayton\u2019s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage.<\/p>\n

Trump said in a lengthy post on his social media site that he will keep Bill Pulte, a top U.S. housing official, as acting director of national intelligence. Lawmakers in both parties had opposed Trump\u2019s nomination of Pulte, citing his apparent lack of experience in the intelligence field, which essentially forced Trump to turn to Clayton.<\/p>\n

Clayton had been set to appear on Wednesday for a Senate confirmation hearing that was fast-tracked because of the lapse of a crucial surveillance program<\/a> due to bipartisan anger over Trump\u2019s pick of Pulte.<\/p>\n

No Bilateral Meeting for Carney and Trump at G7 as Trade Pact Renewal Looms<\/p>\n

Carney did not get a bilateral meeting with Trump at the summit, despite the free trade agreement between the countries being up for renewal on July 1.<\/p>\n

Carney says he had seven or eight discussions with Trump and he expects to have more Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He says they discussed a wide range of subjects, from the economy, relations, his birthday, artificial intelligence, Ukraine and Iran.<\/p>\n

Canadian prime ministers usually get a bilateral meeting with an American president at G7 summits. And it is a crucial time for talks to potentially renew the free-trade agreement between the two countries and Mexico. Trump said last week that he may not renew the deal.<\/p>\n

Macron is the only G7 leader to get a bilateral meeting thus far. Trump met with the leaders of non-G7 countries of Qatar, UAE, Egypt and India.<\/p>\n

Trump to close final day in France at Palace of Versailles<\/p>\n

The expansive palace is where he\u2019ll have dinner with Macron before the flight back to Washington.<\/p>\n

At the final day of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, Trump is set to participate in working sessions with his counterparts from France, Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy and Japan, alongside leaders from some developing nations and tech CEOs.<\/p>\n

In between sessions, he\u2019ll hold one-on-one talks with Egypt\u2019s president and India\u2019s prime minister.<\/p>\n

Trump is also holding a news conference before the trip to Versailles.<\/p>\n

Leaders pledge Ukraine support including air defense technology<\/p>\n

G7 leaders said in a joint statement overnight they would increase military support for Ukraine after recent \u201cprogress on the battlefield.\u201d<\/p>\n

They also plan to levy harsher sanctions on Russia\u2019s energy sector in the wake of the recent deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

They plan to give more air defense technology including interceptors and grant military production licenses to Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Kyiv has sought the permits to construct their own Patriot missiles.<\/p>\n

Carney says Iran deal could be a global game changer<\/p>\n

Carney says a tentative deal<\/a> to end the Iran war could be a game changer in the world.<\/p>\n

The Canadian prime minister, speaking on the final day of the summit, said the agreement could have positive effects including the ability to provide additional defensive support in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Carney said here has been a change in tone concerning Ukraine, which was discussed in detail at the summit on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Many countries are vested in making the Iran deal work, he said.<\/p>\n

G7 leaders call for safe and toll-free shipping in Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n

Leaders gathered at the G7 summit issued a joint statement overnight Tuesday on the agreement reached between the U.S. and Iran focused on securing safe passage without tolls in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe reaffirm that the right of transit passage without restrictions or tolls is the bedrock of international trade,\u201d said the statement of leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.<\/p>\n

Iran floated a similar idea in April to fund reconstruction of areas in the country damaged by war.<\/p>\n

The closure of the strait has driven up fuel and fertilizer costs and rattled economies worldwide.<\/p>\n

The statement also offered support to a French and British-led naval mission to the Persian Gulf to safeguard ships and remove mines from one of the crucial choke-points in the world\u2019s energy supply chain.<\/p>\n

Carney gives birthday gift to Trump<\/p>\n

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave U.S. President Donald Trump a present for his 80th birthday, but said it\u2019s \u201cnot gold.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump was \u201cvery pleased,\u201d Carney said, adding that he \u201clikes it a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carney didn\u2019t specify what the gift was and a spokesperson for the prime minister didn\u2019t immediately know.<\/p>\n

Trump is known for his love of gold. An Oval Office makeover at the start of his term included large amounts of fresh gold trim.<\/p>\n

Trump and Carney have a positive relationship despite Trump\u2019s previous comments about making Canada the 51st state of the United States.<\/p>\n

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