As part of a trend loosely called'sovereign AI', governments around the world are developing their own AI technologies As part of a trend loosely called'sovereign AI', governments around the world are developing their own AI technologies Governments are spending billions on their own'sovereign' AI technologies - is it a big waste of money? The Guardian's journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. In Malaysia, ILMUchat, built by a local construction conglomerate, boasts that it "knows which Georgetown you're referring to" - that is, the capital of Penang and not the private university in the US. Meanwhile, Switzerland's Apertus, unveiled in September, understands when to use the Swiss German "ss" and not the German-language character "ß".