Smaller models are the future of AI sovereignty Real sovereignty is not autarky. It is the ability to choose, govern, replace and, when necessary, walk away from the AI systems our institutions depend on.
AI is changing the terms of cyber defence AI can help cyber defenders move faster, but speed is only useful if they can control the consequences. As AI systems gain the ability to act, the hard question is not just what they can do, but who gives them authority and who is accountable when something goes wrong.
How would you turn off your AI if it went rogue? If an AI system starts behaving in ways you did not expect, who can actually stop it? Here's a practical guide to designing AI shutdown capability, from authority and access controls to safe fallbacks and a realistic kill-switch checklist.