Sovereign AI Requires Infrastructure Control, Says IBM

IBM believes that infrastructure control is key to developing a sovereign AI stack. The company's India-based Systems Development Lab (ISDL) designs and develops complex processors, firmware, operating systems, AI libraries, storage, and system engineering from scratch.

Rahul Rao, Distinguished Engineer at IBM ISDL, emphasizes the importance of control over all layers of the AI stack, including data residency, control mechanisms, and models that act on it to deliver intelligence.

The company argues that sovereignty is not just about geography but also about control. To achieve true sovereignty, one needs to have control over all these layers.