{"slug": "establishing-ai-and-data-sovereignty-in-the-age-of-autonomous-systems", "title": "Establishing AI and data sovereignty in the age of autonomous systems", "summary": "Enterprises are shifting from third-party AI models to sovereign data and AI platforms, driven by concerns over losing intellectual property and competitive advantage. A new survey by EDB found that 70% of global executives believe a sovereign data and AI platform is necessary for success, as companies seek to reclaim control over their data and models in the age of autonomous systems.", "body_md": "Sponsored\nEstablishing AI and data sovereignty in the age of autonomous systems\nWhy sovereignty over data and models is becoming a defining factor in enterprise AI success,as well as a prerequisite for forging safe agentic systems.\nIn partnership withEnterpriseDB\nWhen generative AI first moved from research labs into real-world business applications, enterprises made a tacit bargain: “Capability now, control later.” Feed your proprietary data into third-party AI models, and you will get powerful results. But your data passes through systems you do not own, under governance you do not set. The protections you rely on are only as durable as the provider’s next policy update.\nNow, with generative AI established in everyday business operations and sophisticated new agentic AI systems advancing every day, companies are reevaluating the terms of that deal.\n“Data is really a new currency; it’s the IP for many companies,” says Kevin Dallas, CEO of EDB, echoing a recurrent anxiety from customers. “The big concern is, if you’re deploying an AI-infused application with a cloud-based large language model, are you losing your IP? Are you losing your competitive position?”\nThat question is now fueling a movement toward reclaiming both the data and AI systems that have rapidly become part of core business infrastructure. AI and data sovereignty, which refers to breaking dependence on centralized providers and establishing genuine control over models and data estates, it is an urgent priority for many companies, says Dallas, citing internal EDB data: “70% of global executives believe they need a sovereign data and AI platform to be successful.”\nThe idea of AI sovereignty is becoming a global policy conversation. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang recently spoke about the need for such a shift at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos in January 2026: “I really believe that every country should get involved to build AI infrastructure, build your own AI, take advantage of your fundamental natural resource—which is your language and culture—develop your AI, continue to refine it, and have your national intelligence be part of your ecosystem.”\nThis report explores how enterprises are pursuing sovereignty over their models and data estates in an era of rapid AI adoption. Drawing on a survey conducted by EDB of more than 2,050 senior executives and a series of interviews with industry experts, the research confirms that the sovereignty movement on the enterprise level is already well underway.\nThis content was produced by Insights, the custom content arm of MIT Technology Review. It was not written by MIT Technology Review’s editorial staff. It was researched, designed, and written by human writers, editors, analysts, and illustrators. This includes the writing of surveys and collection of data for surveys. AI tools that may have been used were limited to secondary production processes that passed thorough human review.\nDeep Dive\nArtificial intelligence\nOpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher\nAn exclusive conversation with OpenAI’s chief scientist, Jakub Pachocki, about his firm's new grand challenge and the future of AI.\nWant to understand the current state of AI? 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