Why Small Language Models Are the Real Path to Digital Sovereignty in the Global South

Why Small Language Models Are the Real Path to Digital Sovereignty in the Global South

Beyond the Illusion of Sovereignty Across the Global South, governments find themselves pulled into the race to build national large language models (LLMs). These efforts often stem from the belief that technological sovereignty can be measured by computing capacity or model size. Over the past two years, a dominant global narrative has taken hold—echoed through […] The post Why Small Language Models Are the Real Path to Digital Sovereignty in t…