AI Governance
Why Gulf states each want their own sovereign model
From the UAE to Saudi Arabia, every country is building its own large model — less a tech choice than a question of sovereignty.
Across the Gulf, "sovereign AI" has become a buzzword. Countries are no longer content to use others’ models; they want their own, aligned to their language and values.
The logic behind it: whoever controls the model controls the information infrastructure of the future.
Money is not the constraint — talent and data are.
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Original:Noor Al-Rashid · Rest of World
Sovereign AI in the Gulf →Editor's note: The original is macro; AI闹 adds country-level comparisons.