Written by Shana Lynch and published July 14, 2026, this Stanford HAI piece examines the concept of AI sovereignty through a new issue brief authored by Denning Director James Landay. Landay argues that sovereignty exists on a spectrum rather than as a binary state, and that governments should focus on calibrating interdependence with foreign AI providers rather than pursuing complete self-sufficiency. The brief surveys commercial AI sovereignty offerings from major tech companies and smaller startups, finding that most solutions still rely on underlying U.S. technology despite promising greater national autonomy.
