Yet, Western readings become the “default” answer, while Global South positions are relegated to “alternative” status or made invisible. A wake-up call for IndiaThe global AI landscape is moving toward bipolarity, dominated by U.S. and Chinese architectures reflecting their respective data models and assumptions. If the core infrastructure, computing power, and frontier models remain controlled elsewhere, sovereignty becomes a matter of permission. AI advocates who prioritise sovereignty, however, counter that exclusive reliance on foreign foundational models carry unacceptable strategic risks. U.S. models are trained predominantly on Western data and carry linguistic, cultural, and strategic biases ill-suited to India’s diverse realities.

Source: The Hindu March 10, 2026 02:35 UTC