On Friday, the Trump administration ordered Anthropic PBC to deny foreign nationals access to the company’s newest artificial intelligence models, an export ban asserting broad, unprecedented authority over the technology. France’s Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced on Tuesday that the civil service would roll out a tool based on local startup Mistral AI, adding that French company Chapsvision had been selected by the French domestic intelligence agency DGSI to replace US software firm Palantir, stating “France must have its own tools.” Palantir said in a statement Tuesday it renewed a long-term contract with DGSI in late 2025 for a period of several years and the deal remains fully in effect. The latest ban hits Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable models, affecting software that banks, law firms and government offices are rushing to adopt. The leaders of the Group of Seven countries included AI as a key point of discussion at the meeting hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Evian, France, running through Wednesday. A draft statement said the group would “further discuss emerging opportunities and potential risks arising from AI, notably in the financial sector.” French presidential candidate Gabriel Attal declared the “AI war has already begun.”