DataFramed #336 From City Sewers to Sovereign AI with Russ Wilcox, CEO at ArtifexAI
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Dec 15, 2025 Russ Wilcox, CEO of ArtifexAI, shares his expertise on the critical issue of sovereign AI and data ownership. He discusses the U.S.-China AI race, highlighting how different strengths impact global dynamics. Wilcox defines sovereign AI and addresses the risks companies face from geopolitical shifts and regulatory fragmentation. He advocates for sensible AI policies and emphasizes the importance of transparency in data. From his roots in local infrastructure issues, he envisions using public-private partnerships to turn data into a community asset for smarter decisions.
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Different Paths To AI Leadership
- The US leads in novel AI architectures while China wins at integration and data aggregation.
- AI success depends as much on unified data reservoirs as on model innovation.
What Sovereign AI Really Means
- Sovereign AI is about national control over models, data, and infrastructure aligned to local ethics.
- Data sovereignty asks who owns and controls valuable operational data collected via exported AI tech.
Assess And Reduce AI Geopolitical Risk
- Map your AI supply chain and identify single points of failure to mitigate geopolitical risk.
- Diversify where models and data live to avoid service loss from sanctions or outages.