In search of sovereign AI capability

We’re unlikely to compete with the US and China on frontier models. But if the world really goes south, we would benefit from having greater capacity to build and train sovereign foundation models, which are general-purpose and adaptable, for vital purposes such as national security and critical infrastructure.

Balancing sovereign capability

Global trade remains the key to national prosperity, whatever Donald Trump may think, and calls for greater sovereign capability must be tempered by intelligent use of limited resources to maximise utility.