Mark Carey Has Balls

PM Carney moves Canada away from dependency on America; For years, Canada’s reliance on American technology felt less like a vulnerability than a convenience. The newest artificial-intelligence models, cloud services and computing platforms were usually available with a subscription, an account and a reliable internet connection. That assumption was shaken when Anthropic took its advanced Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models offline after receiving a U.S. government directive aimed at preventing access by foreign nationals. Prime Minister Mark Carney seized on the disruption as a warning: access to essential digital tools can change when another country’s security policy changes. The episode was not a punishment directed specifically at Canada, but it offered a vivid example of the leverage that comes with controlling the technology, infrastructure and rules. For Ottawa, the lesson extends beyond one company or chatbot. It is about whether Canada can make consequential economic and public-policy choices without depending on permission from abroad. Carney’s warning followed an abrupt disruption. Anthropic said it took Fable 5 and Mythos 5 offline after receiving a U.S. directive barring their use by foreign nationals. The company disputed how the decision was handled and said it hoped to restore access. Anthropic had already restricted Mythos because of its cybersecurity capabilities. The result was immediate: organizations outside the United States could no longer assume that a released American model would remain available. Speaking in Ireland before the G7 summit, Carney said the episode showed what can happen when countries depend too heavily on a small number of models. His point was broader than blaming Washington or Anthropic. Canada was not singled out, and the tools were not consumer utilities. Still, the disruption transformed an abstract sovereignty debate into a practical warning: one policy decision made in Washington could change the tools available to Canadian researchers, businesses and institutions today. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/carney-says-us-ai-lockout-exposes-the-cost-of-depending-on-american-tech/ar-AA25Djjw?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ACTS&cvid=6a2fb5f3f6034304a37f672ed1d5c81b&ei=23