Episode

Sovereign AI systems built by national governments are hard, expensive and absolutely necessary

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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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Jun 16, 2026

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691

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Summary

As countries race to adopt artificial intelligence, the challenge is building capability they actually control, without falling behind or over‑relying on outside providers. Alan Webber, Program Vice President - National Security, Defense and Intelligence at IDC, tells us what it takes to get that right. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .