{"id":33623,"date":"2026-06-22T19:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=33623"},"modified":"2026-06-23T00:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T00:39:00","slug":"state-of-nation-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=33623","title":{"rendered":"state of nation states&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"33651\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-AI-nation-state.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-AI-nation-state.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-AI-nation-state-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-AI-nation-state-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6b4e6b8a6504d5b1de31f7a968e825e4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#750d07\">Click link for Axios article<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/20\/ai-tech-moguls-g7\">https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/20\/ai-tech-moguls-g7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">New global order: AI CEOs as heads of nation-states<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unnamed-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Photo: Ludovic Marin\/AFP via Getty Images<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-medium-font-size\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#055e99\"><tbody><tr><td>Edited from Axios article:<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>It was a historic&nbsp;scene that captures a once-unimaginable geopolitical ordering. <\/strong><br><br><strong>The world&#8217;s most powerful heads of state gathered<\/strong> in the French Alps this week for the annual<strong> G7 summit<\/strong>, <strong>with the CEOs of America&#8217;s dominant AI companies <\/strong>seated and treated like heads of nation-states themselves.<br><br><strong>&nbsp;This is the future many leaders and AI CEOs envision <\/strong>\u2014 heads of state and the masters of tech in constant discussion, and sometimes conflict, over who controls AI, its rules, and its application to governing and world security.<br><br><strong>AI CEOs sat around the table with leaders of the world&#8217;s democracies, treated as peers.<\/strong> The companies, creating the world&#8217;s future economy and security infrastructure, are now the equivalent of <em>nation states<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-yellow-color has-dark-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8b33765db2bcbd1438b36d118b4e8377 wp-block-paragraph\">Court Painter was only able to capture in masterful portraits, a few of the <em>Masters of Tech<\/em> AI CEO&#8217;s physiognomies as his supply of pigment, politeness and patience ran out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-yellow-color has-dark-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4d15c13974ba67214715ffb5c63940c2 wp-block-paragraph\">You dear viewer have to figure out who is who! (The Court Painter is on the right)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-sam-altman.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-sam-altman.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-sam-altman-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-sam-altman-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Dennis-Hassibis-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Dennis-Hassibis-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Dennis-Hassibis-1-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Dennis-Hassibis-1-1-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Alex-Wang-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Alex-Wang-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Alex-Wang-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Alex-Wang-1-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-y-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-y-2.jpg 1000w, 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https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-D-Amodei-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Gomez-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Gomez-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Gomez-2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Gomez-2-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-X-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-X-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-X-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-X-1-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source : AI Mode Google Search<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AI CEOs and top tech executives who attended the&nbsp;<strong><u>2026 G7 Summit<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;working lunch in \u00c9vian-les-Bains, France on&nbsp;<strong>June 17, 2026<\/strong>, include:&nbsp;[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/06\/17\/g7-trump-ai-tech-leaders-openai-anthropic-google.html\">1<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aimagazine.com\/news\/tech-ceos-push-for-us-led-ai-coalition-at-g7-summit\">2<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/memeburn.com\/g7-ai-summit-2026-trump-meets-big-tech-ai-dominates-the-world\/\">3<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North American AI Leaders&nbsp;[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/06\/17\/g7-trump-ai-tech-leaders-openai-anthropic-google.html\">1<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><u>Sam Altman<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 CEO of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aimagazine.com\/news\/tech-ceos-push-for-us-led-ai-coalition-at-g7-summit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OpenAI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Dario Amodei<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 CEO and Co-Founder of&nbsp;Anthropic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Demis Hassabis<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 CEO of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ais-most-powerful-bosses-deliver-message-to-world-leaders-and-its-not-very-reassuring-13555183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google DeepMind<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Aidan Gomez<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 CEO of Canada-based&nbsp;Cohere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Marc Benioff<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Chair and CEO of&nbsp;Salesforce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Alexandr Wang<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Leader of AI operations at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pasqualepillitteri.it\/en\/news\/5378\/g7-france-openai-anthropic-google-ceos-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meta<\/a>&nbsp;(acting as Chief AI Officer)&nbsp;[<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ais-most-powerful-bosses-deliver-message-to-world-leaders-and-its-not-very-reassuring-13555183\">1<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pasqualepillitteri.it\/en\/news\/5378\/g7-france-openai-anthropic-google-ceos-ai\">2<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aimagazine.com\/news\/tech-ceos-push-for-us-led-ai-coalition-at-g7-summit\">3<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/06\/17\/g7-trump-ai-tech-leaders-openai-anthropic-google.html\">4<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZs2VTSjv_r\/\">5<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European AI Leaders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><u>Arthur Mensch<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Founder and CEO of France&#8217;s&nbsp;Mistral AI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Robin Rombach<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Co-Founder of Germany&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ca.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/tech-executives-attend-g7-summit-104016685.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Forest Labs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><u>Victor Riparbelli<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 CEO of the UK-based&nbsp;Synthesia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Uljan Sharka<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 CEO of Italy&#8217;s&nbsp;Domyn&nbsp;[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/17\/world\/europe\/g7-summit-ai-tech-leaders-openai-anthropic.html\">1<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ca.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/tech-executives-attend-g7-summit-104016685.html\">2<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pasqualepillitteri.it\/en\/news\/5378\/g7-france-openai-anthropic-google-ceos-ai\">3<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/europe\/2024\/04\/12\/millennial-boss-french-openai-challenger-tech-ceos-obsession-ai-outsmarting-humans-very-religious-fascination-agi\/\">4<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asian AI Leaders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><u>Ren Ito<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Representative from Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;Sakana AI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pratyush Kumar&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<u>Vivek Raghava<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Court-Painter-Sun-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Court-Painter-Sun-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Court-Painter-Sun-2-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Court-Painter-Sun-2-768x606.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size 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