Microsoft vice-chair and president Brad Smith insists his company can protect digital sovereignty in Canada, regardless of who is leading the U.S. government.
There is no sovereignty if you integrate closed models into all your services. The US uses sanctions non-stop. Imagine the power they’ll have when other countries have their actual public services and half their economy dependent on AI models that can be throttled or cut off at the flip of a switch. Closed, corporate-owned models regulated by a foreign country are a massive risk for any country hoping to be sovereign.
There is no sovereignty if you integrate closed models into all your services. The US uses sanctions non-stop. Imagine the power they’ll have when other countries have their actual public services and half their economy dependent on AI models that can be throttled or cut off at the flip of a switch. Closed, corporate-owned models regulated by a foreign country are a massive risk for any country hoping to be sovereign.