Sovereign AI: The Why and How Behind National LLMs

Governments worldwide are racing to build national LLMs as pillars of digital sovereignty, reshaping education, healthcare, public services, and defense. From the EU’s billion-euro AI push to India’s BharatGen, investments highlight a shift: AI is no longer just corporate innovation but state infrastructure. Ukraine, leveraging battlefield data and domestic reforms, positions its sovereign LLM as both a strategic necessity and a potential global blueprint.