Austria is trying to lure Anthropic to Europe.
But it seems more like an act of desperation. After all, U.S. regulation has cut off Europe’s access to the most powerful models, even though Europe maintains good relations with the United States.
Hence the attempt to tell Anthropic: come to Europe, establish yourselves strategically, and you will gain market access.
But anyone who seriously believes that, if the United States declares Fable and Mythos to be matters of national security, it would simply accept Anthropic moving to Europe to base its models there must be seriously out of touch with reality.
At the same time, it is also an admission that Europe itself would not be able to build models of comparable quality.
The entire article is an admission of its own poverty.
Andrew Curran (@AndrewCurran_)
From the letter:
'Let us jointly explore the strategic establishment and participation of Anthropic within the European Union. With legal certainty, market access, capital and a set of values that suits this company.'
'Anthropic fits us particularly well. A company that understands the ethical use of AI not as marketing, but as a core conviction. That places safety over speed. That is a deeply European attitude. This company would not be constrained in Europe; it would be unleashed.'
The UK also made similar overtures a few months ago.
It won't happen. Anthropic will stay where the compute is, and where the supply is guaranteed. They can't risk getting cut off, and from here on out the compute will increasingly be concentrated within US borders.
— https://nitter.net/AndrewCurran_/status/2071251833826193881#m