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Doctorow: Sovereign AI Is 'Nonsense,' Push for Sovereign Apps Instead

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Register ·

Cory Doctorow, who coined 'enshittification,' argues that sovereign AI initiatives are misguided. He says nations should focus on building sovereign apps and data centers instead. The critique comes amid US-led global order shifts under Trump.

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Doctorow's framing challenges the hype around national AI projects, but his alternative may underestimate the strategic importance of AI infrastructure.
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