AI digital sovereignty risk doesn't exist
Concerns about AI "digital sovereignty" risk are misplaced. The real threats come from corporate monopolies and platform capitalism, not geopolitical rivals. The debate should focus on public ownership and regulation of AI infrastructure, not nationalist competition.
Background
Cory Doctorow argues that fears of "digital sovereignty" loss to foreign AI companies are misplaced. The real risk isn't that US tech giants like OpenAI or Google will dominate other nations' AI infrastructure, but that all countries (including the US) are being locked into proprietary ecosystems by the same corporations. "Sovereignty" rhetoric serves as cover for vendor lock-in. True independence means ensuring interoperability, open standards, and the right to modify — not building national champions that replicate the same monopolistic model.