Artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) explosive evolution from a niche field of academic study to a ubiquitous and loudly hyped headline has created a pressing sense of urgency as countries vie for superiority. No doubt intensified by the Trump administration’s aggressive “America First” posture, many countries have fundamentally reevaluated how tightly coupled they should allow their nation’s AI infrastructure to be to the whims of the U.S. or other AI superpowers. In response, many are turning to the strategic goal of sovereign AI—an approach to AI that prioritizes geopolitical independence and autonomy over a nation’s AI stack, which includes the data, compute, energy, and talent necessary to run AI. AI sovereignty, in its strictest sense, implies full ownership of a great deal of costly infrastructure—a feat that the world’s AI superpowers largely don’t currently achieve thanks to a complex global supply chain.
On the Path to AI Sovereignty, AI Agency Offers a Shortcut | Lawfare
