Nations will need to invest 1% of GDP in AI sovereigntyWith non-Western customers changing alignment due to concerns of overly Western influence, AI sovereignty will lead to reduced collaboration and duplication of effort. Because of this, Gartner predicts that nations establishing a sovereign AI stack will need to spend at least 1% of their GDP on AI infrastructure by 2029. AI sovereignty refers to the ability of a nation or organisation to independently control how AI is developed, deployed, and used related to its geographical boundaries. Regulatory pressure, geopolitics, cloud localisation, national AI missions, corporate risks and national security concerns are driving governments and corporations to accelerate investments in sovereign AI. “Data centres and AI factory infrastructure form the critical backbone of the AI stack that enables AI sovereignty, ” says Gupta.