US rejects French plan for G7 group on advanced AI safety
France failed to secure a G7 high-level group to test frontier AI models, as the White House called the proposal unnecessary bureaucracy.
By GennnAi··1 min read
Digital minister Anne Le Hénanff told the French Senate that two ministerial meetings, in September and October, failed because the US wants to await its own assessment. A White House official described a “poorly defined body” and pointed to Trump's Super Intelligence Force. France, which holds the G7 presidency in 2026, will keep working with European partners and proposes resuming talks in December.
Source: Politico, published on November 5, 2026.