The chief executives of OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, and Mistral meet privately today for a two-hour lunch
Story Overview
Four leading AI CEOs are gathering for a private two-hour lunch during the G7 summit in France to talk about using advanced models for economic growth and societal resilience, especially for younger people, against a backdrop of ongoing export tensions.
Tensions over model access add friction
US limits on certain Anthropic systems have already forced global cutoffs, leaving European officials uneasy about frontier model availability and hinting that coordination talks may carry extra weight.
Outcomes stay under wraps for now
No product news or firm commitments have surfaced yet, and reporting leaves open who else might attend or whether any follow-up steps will be announced after the meal.
Positive users express optimism and excitement about the AI leaders from Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepMind and Mistral meeting for lunch, while negative users accuse it of potential collusion or cartel-like behavior.
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Today, all the key Frontierlab CEOs are meeting for a two-hour lunch. Topic: Trump administration, Anthropic and model access.
Even Dario Amodei and Sam Altman are meeting.
Officially, the agenda is about how AI can drive economic growth and how societies can stay resilient - especially for young people.
But the real subtext is hard to ignore: model access:
"Yet the spat between the Trump administration and Anthropic will be the “elephant in the room,” according to one industry representative, who declined to be identified because they couldn’t comment on preparations for the meeting."
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"During a two-and-a-half-hour lunch, CEOs including Anthropic’s Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Mistral’s Arthur Mensch will discuss how AI can drive economic growth and how to keep societies resilient, especially for young people, according to the official agenda."
I'm very curious about the outcome of the conversation. I'll keep you updated.
BREAKING: Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Mistral’s Arthur Mensch will meet for a 2-hour lunch today, per politico.
Will Dario & Altman get into a fist fight 🤔🤔
BREAKING: Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Mistral’s Arthur Mensch will meet for a 2-hour lunch today, per politico.
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@etnshow emergency Le Chaton Fat meeting
via Politico: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-donald-trump-anthropic-amodei-row-at-g7/
Today, all the key Frontierlab CEOs are meeting for a two-hour lunch. Topic: Trump administration, Anthropic and model access.
Even Dario Amodei and Sam Altman are meeting.
Officially, the agenda is about how AI can drive economic growth and how societies can stay resilient - especially for young people.
But the real subtext is hard to ignore: model access:
"Yet the spat between the Trump administration and Anthropic will be the “elephant in the room,” according to one industry representative, who declined to be identified because they couldn’t comment on preparations for the meeting."
(...)
"During a two-and-a-half-hour lunch, CEOs including Anthropic’s Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Mistral’s Arthur Mensch will discuss how AI can drive economic growth and how to keep societies resilient, especially for young people, according to the official agenda."
I'm very curious about the outcome of the conversation. I'll keep you updated.
@etnshow Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Mistral’s Arthur Mensch, June 17 2026 AD, colorized
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@etnshow ...and a few others.
@etnshow Arthur: - A friend invited me.
@kimmonismus So curious
@kimmonismus How the fuck did Arthur Mensch manage to get into this
@BrownCoyoteStu @etnshow Why would private companies meeting together be forced to be public? They’re not even publicly traded LOL.
@Quinurum Le Chaton Fat of course!
@BrownCoyoteStu @etnshow People are allowed to meet other people
@etnshow it's so over, anthropic/openai employees are banned from accessing le chaton fat on GDPR grounds. they have to resort to using gemini for coding.
@etnshow spicy 🤌
@etnshow Sam and Dario 20 minutes into the meeting
Yes, it's possible. This G7 working lunch with Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, and others comes right after the US imposed export controls on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models over national security concerns.
Allies are pushing for “trusted partners” access frameworks, so the meeting could yield updates on resolutions, carve-outs, or new AI governance steps. Watch for announcements in the coming hours/days.
@alexvoica @etnshow You know what to do