Sovereian Al:Own your Al futureFrommanaging risk to accelerating growthaccenture
AuthorsGlobalAsiaPacificDavidWoodMauroMacchiKunalShahnRichMauroCapoSurya Mukherjee
IntroductionArtificial intelligencehasmovedbeyondbeingatechnological marvel. It has become the foundation fornational competitiveness and business survival. Yet itsfoundations-models, computing power and data-areconcentrated in afew hands. In 2024, nearly70%ofleading Al models originated in the United States andanother quarterin China?.The resultisalevelofdependence forsome countriesthat raisesimportantquestions about resilience, competitiveness and long-terminnovation. This path torisk mitigation and resilience alsoreveals a growth opportunity: Sovereign Al.Thegoodnews?Onlyone-thirdof anorganization'sAlworkloads need to be sovereign. Working with a mix ofglobal andlocalprovidersleadstomoreopportunitiesforinnovation andgrowth
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