The Models Trying to Fill the Fable Gap

**Nathaniel Whittemore** (0:01)
Today on the AI Daily Brief, the models trying to replace Fable.
Before that in the headlines, what we learned about AI and global politics at the G7. The AI Daily Brief is a daily podcast and video about the most important news and discussions in AI.
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Now, spoiler alert, we do not have any particularly big updates when it comes to when we're getting Fable 5 back and the resolution between Anthropic and the US government. However, what we did have was a number of the key players all in the same room as a slew of AI leaders joined the usual heads of state at this year's G7 meeting in France. Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Metis Alexander-Wang, and yes, Dario Amadei were all present as part of the US contingent. France brought along Mistral's CEO Arthur Mensch, while Coheer's CEO Aiden Gomez attended as part of the Canadian delegation. Another half dozen executives from regional AI champions also attended. Now, it is not unusual for corporate executives to attend this sort of diplomatic and trade meeting, but it is certainly the first time that G7 has seen such a heavy representation from the AI industry. Frankly, their attendance makes even more sense in the context of the US government's effective banning of Mythos and Fable.
At a meeting that is all about international cooperation, for the first time, the global community is reckoning with the idea that access to U.S.-made frontier models is not a given. Now, the pivotal discussion came at a closed-door lunch meeting focused on AI and innovation, flanking Donald Trump on either side, where Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and OpenAI Sam Altman, with Anthropics Dario Amade being on the exact opposite side of the table next to France's Emmanuel Macron.
At the meeting, Dario Amade and Demis Hassabis reportedly led the call for international cooperation on AI risk, with the US taking the lead. In his address, Amade said that international cooperation should include structured access to frontier models, chip trade deals that exclude China, and a unified approach to AI risks, including cyberattacks and bioterrorism. Amade implored G7 leaders to, quote, resist the temptation to splinter over the deployment of advanced AI. Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has recently pushed sovereign AI policies and called for cooperation between AI middle powers, agreed that the US could lead an AI coalition. Francis Macron voiced the concerns of European leaders, warning that the Trump administration had now made it clear that the US government holds the AI kill switch. He told reporters after the meeting that he made a forceful plea for the US to not keep frontier AI to themselves. Macron said the US and Europe have shared interest in keeping the technology from authoritarian regimes. So let us move forward together, he commented. Our relevant agencies must first cooperate so that in the areas of security and cybersecurity, we have a smooth government to government relationship.
Sam Altman was aligned on this view that AI is now in the domain of government and regulation should not just be left to corporate policy alone. He said that the technology must be shaped by people, democratic institutions, and society as a whole, not just in his words by the companies building the most capable systems. Altman added, We need an international forum for discussion that establishes globally accepted standards for testing, provides expert and impartial analysis of capabilities and risks, and serves as a venue for cooperation among nations. OpenAI head of global affairs, Chris Lehane, framed the discussion as moving towards international regulation. He said, There really is a coalescing around a forum or a space for the different democratic countries to be able to work together, to ultimately see if there's a way to establish some type of AI safety standards. Lehane said the US would lead this body adding, The ability to generate or create standards would be an avenue or pathway helping to ensure ongoing and continued access to frontier models.