The Sovereignty of Intelligence: Why Local AI and Data Rights are the New Frontier in 2026
1. Introduction: The Great Decoupling from the Cloud The year is 2026, and the tectonic plates of the technological landscape are shifting. We are witnessing the dawn of an era characterized by what can only be described as the Great Decoupling – a deliberate and increasingly urgent move away from the centralized, cloud-dependent architectures that…