Sovereign AI: Local Models, Data Residency & National AI Stacks
Four weeks on running capable AI inside a boundary you control: selecting and serving open-weight models, quantisation, routing between local and frontier models, and the residency requirements that drive the architecture.
Join the waitlistWho should take this program?
You'll get the most from this if
- Confident Python
- Comfortable with containers
- Some LLM experience
This is not for
- Anyone expecting a policy course — this is engineering
What you will build
- A locally served open-weight model with measured throughput and cost
- A routing layer choosing between local and frontier models by task
- An honest capability comparison on your own evaluation set
What you learn, week by week
Module 1 — What sovereignty actually requires
- Separate legal requirement from preference
- Map which workloads can leave the boundary
- Cost the alternatives honestly
Module 2 — Serving open-weight models
- Run and benchmark a model locally
- Apply quantisation and measure the quality cost
- Size hardware against real throughput
Module 3 — Routing
- Build a router that chooses by task and sensitivity
- Fall back safely when the local model is not enough
- Measure the capability gap on your own evals
Module 4 — Operating it
- Handle upgrades and drift without a vendor
- Monitor a self-hosted stack
- Present the total cost of ownership
How this program handles evaluation and governance
Sovereignty claims are checkable or they are marketing. The course insists on the checkable version: can this workload run at acceptable quality inside your boundary, and can you prove where the data went? You will measure the capability gap rather than assume it, in both directions.
Tools and stack you will use
Fees
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Fees depend on cohort, format, and whether this runs for an individual or a team. We'll send the full breakdown.
Get fee detailsQuestions people ask
Do I need a GPU?
For part of it. We provide lab access if you do not have hardware.
Is self-hosting cheaper?
Sometimes. Break-even depends on volume, and teams get this wrong in both directions. You will calculate it properly.
Does this cover UAE and India residency law?
We cover what the requirements mean architecturally. Legal interpretation belongs with your counsel.