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June 16, 2026

America has hit the AI kill switch. How should Europe respond?

Anthropic has suspended access to its two most powerful models following an export control directive from the US government. What's next for Europe?


Late last week US AI giant Anthropic announced it has been ordered by the US government to suspend access to some of its best-performing models by any foreign national, sending shockwaves through the European tech sector.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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