What Is Sovereign AI? Dr. Hakim Hacid on Open Source AI, Falcon LLM & National AI Strategy

What does sovereign AI really mean—and can every country build its own AI ecosystem?Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Dr. Hakim Hacid, one of the leaders behind the Falcon Large Language Model, about the UAE's vision for sovereign AI. They explore why sovereignty extends beyond GPUs to the entire AI stack, the importance of open-source AI, native language models, synthetic data, AI governance, and how nations and enterprises can build trusted, independent AI ecosystems.