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What Is AI Sovereignty? Why Countries Are Building Their Own Artificial Intelligence

  Intro duction. Artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved from a research topic into a strategic national asset. Governments worldwide increasingly view AI not merely as a commercial technology but as critical infrastructure that influences economic competitiveness, cybersecurity, healthcare, education, scientific research, and national defense. Until recently, many countries depended heavily on AI technologies developed by a handful of global technology companies. However, concerns surrounding data privacy, geopolitical tensions, technological dependence, cybersecurity, and economic resilience have prompted governments to rethink this approach. As a result, the concept of AI sovereignty has become one of the most significant strategic priorities in the global digital landscape. Countries are investing billions of dollars in domestic AI research, national computing infrastructure, advanced semiconductor technologies, sovereign cloud platforms, and locally developed large languag...