The White House export ban on Anthropic models has intensified debate over how advanced AI should be governed across borders, with the policy overshadowing G7 discussions on access and coordination. Existing reporting said U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ordered Anthropic to halt exports of its AI models, while a separate brief report described Emmanuel Macron as urging allied access to Anthropic’s Mythos AI at the summit. The latest framing emphasizes that unilateral restrictions on frontier AI can carry economic and diplomatic consequences, reinforcing arguments that major economies may need more coordinated international AI governance rather than fragmented national controls alone.