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.
geopolitics
US cloud act, sovereignty, and why you might need to care
Airbus’s move to European cloud hosting is a reminder that data residency is not the same as digital sovereignty. Where your cloud provider is headquartered, and which laws it answers to, can matter as much as where your data sits.
Australia’s electrification moment
The convergence of electrification and AI presents Australia with a rare opportunity to move from resource exporter to systems leader in the global economy.
When energy geopolitics hits your laptop
Energy shocks from Russia’s diesel export ban and the Strait of Hormuz crisis won’t just lift petrol prices - they’re already reshaping global computing.
DeepSeek’s AI chip is a wake‑up call: the arms race has only just started
DeepSeek’s push to design its own AI inference chip is a clear sign that the real AI arms race is shifting from flashy models to control of the hardware stack.
War, Politics and Compute Power
War is politics by other means - and today, supercomputers, AI and platforms are the new “means” in US-China tech rivalry, compute sovereignty and AI governance.