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Three McKinsey experts explain what sovereign AI really means—and why control over the AI stack is becoming a strategic priority for countries and companies alike.
I deployment is accelerating worldwide. Yet in many countries, regions, and sectors (particularly highly regulated ones), large-scale adoption is sluggish. This isn’t because the technology is immature; rather, it’s because leaders are concerned about their ability to build and run AI systems with some level of independence from foreign technology providers with respect to data, technology infrastructure, operations, and legal structures. For countries, the concerns might be at the national-security and domestic-economic level, while organizations might be more focused on privacy, intellectual property, and geopolitical issues.