Trend Global AI resilience will require a local safety net
Summary
IBM's fourth trend makes uninterrupted access the definition of AI resilience, which converts sovereignty over systems, data and infrastructure from a compliance topic into an operational requirement.
Classification
Main topicTech Regulation & Digital Policy
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-25)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- 5 trends for 2026: Capture fleeting opportunities with confidence IBM Institute for Business Value (IBM IBV) page=17;section=Trend 4: Global AI resilience will require a local safety net 2025-12 accessed 2026-07-25
Observed signals 5
- Signal75% of chip buyers call narrow semiconductor vendor dependence a major challenge
- Signal93% say AI sovereignty must enter 2026 strategy
- SignalData residency rules can strand models trained on foreign infrastructure
- SignalHalf worry about regional compute dependence, and they see less opportunity in volatility
- SignalTechnology supply chain choke points already caused disruption in 2025
Part of issues 2
- IssueAI sovereignty defined as continuous control over systems, data and infrastructure1 trends · 0 signals
- IssueResilience relocated from what you own to what you can decide independently1 trends · 0 signals
Relation types: constitutes · supports
Public id: fm-738000ee88c8