# Sovereign AI: Why European companies want to keep their data out of Big Tech’s hands

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sovereign-ai-why-european-companies-want-to-keep-their-data-out-of-big-techs-hands/
- Published: 2026-11-06T14:20:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T15:56:29+00:00
- Original publisher: El País (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-11-06/sovereign-ai-why-european-companies-want-to-keep-their-data-out-of-big-techs-hands.html
- Topics: AI, Europe, Technology, World

## Key points

- Companies want tighter control over data used by AI.
- Some are running models on private or local systems.
- Europe’s AI ambitions still depend on foreign technology.

## Summary

European companies are increasingly seeking ways to use AI without handing sensitive internal data to major US technology firms. The trend reflects concern about who controls and processes corporate information, as well as Europe’s wider effort to reduce its reliance on foreign technology.

Companies are turning to private clouds, local servers and, in some cases, systems disconnected from the internet. French AI firm Mistral works with industrial groups including ASML, TotalEnergies and Airbus, and its models are now offered through Cloudera’s data platform. The article notes that fully European AI remains out of reach, including because of reliance on Nvidia chips, while the EU is also promoting AI adoption in strategic sectors such as energy.

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