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What Export Controls on Anthropic’s Most Advanced Models Mean for Europe

US restrictions on frontier AI would have come eventually, but few expected sudden export controls. They could be Europe's wake-up call on AI sovereignty.

Recent Articles

1. A Roadmap for the Upcoming Labor Transition - AI’s economic impacts will unfold through several waves, with different policy approaches relevant to each phase. (Jun 16)

2. AI Will Not Start a Nuclear War, but Humans Might - Researchers and policymakers are fixated on the fear of AI launching nuclear weapons—to the neglect of more realistic threats. (Jun 9)

3. Opt-In Surveillance Is Approaching - AIs with access to all our data will soon be able to vouch for us to others. As people come to trust AI judgments of character, not sharing one will… (Jun 3)

4. Chinese Audiences Are Reading Western AI Safety Discourse - Western AI safety treatises are surprisingly well-received in Chinese tech media. What does this mean for international AI policy? (May 18)

5. The Quadrillion-Dollar Disagreement on AI and the Economy - AI forecasts span a range of potential futures, from economic stagnation to explosive growth. The divergence traces to three specific assumptions—each… (May 11)

6. Catalytic Regulation: Incentivizing Safety During a Regulatory Drought - Governments should set positive incentives for AI safety. Here are four approaches. (Apr 20)

7. The Right Way to Sell Chips to China - Current export rules focus on keeping chips a generation behind. They should focus on keeping America's total compute ahead. (Apr 13)