Bangladesh, May 27 -- The global race for artificial intelligence dominance is accelerating. Governments across the world are investing billions of dollars into semiconductor manufacturing, cloud infrastructure, data centers and advanced AI research. Policymakers increasingly speak about “AI sovereignty” as a strategic necessity, especially as artificial intelligence becomes deeply integrated into economic production, national security, healthcare, education and public administration.

Yet many discussions about AI sovereignty remain incomplete. Most focus narrowly on two dimensions: building domestic AI capabilities and funding national champions capable of competing with dominant American and Chinese firms. While these are i...