Conference Presentation, Panel
Sovereignty in the Age of AI | Shalev Hulio, Dream | RAISE Summit 2026
- Sovereign AI is projected to evolve from a software concept recognized three years ago into critical infrastructure comparable to water or electricity, enabling nations to maintain full control over model architecture and unstructured data without external dependency.
- Nations leveraging integrated AI, cyber, and quantum computing capabilities are expected to emerge as the next super nations, while countries failing to invest significantly in AI or lacking the means to develop sovereign capabilities face the risk of not surviving the coming era.
- Cyber warfare is predicted to shift entirely to AI versus AI interactions with no human involvement within five years, utilizing AI for phishing, deepfakes, voice camouflage, and the jailbreaking of models to exploit vulnerabilities without human intervention.
- Specific geopolitical risks include the potential for American models to be jailbroken by Chinese or Russian groups for attacks, alongside concerns that Chinese models may continue advancing at pace without similar regulatory constraints.
- The outlook forecasts potential long-term restrictions where advanced AI usage requires permission from entities like the Commerce Department, though these guardrails are expected to be constantly bypassed in an ongoing cat-and-mouse dynamic with adversaries.
- Failure to transition cybersecurity strategies to treat threats as fused data and context problems carries the risk of resulting in a catastrophic "9-11 of the cyber," a sentiment reinforced by global observations that no country visited across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, or Latin America has indicated a lack of need for AI adoption.