World leaders want American AI. They just don’t want America to be able to turn it off.

French and Indian leaders expressed concerns at the G7 summit that the U.S. could suddenly cut off access to American AI, a fear made real by the Anthropic blackout. This raises concerns about reliance on U.S. AI and potential disruptions. The incident highlights the need for diversification and backup plans. Engineers should consider implementing redundancy and failover strategies for AI dependencies.