Maria Axente

Sovereign AI podcast

Technology EN ↓ 5 episodes

The Sovereign AI Podcast explores how nations, companies, and citizens can build AI on their own terms. Hosted by Maria Axente, the series goes beyond hype to ask what sovereignty in AI really means — from infrastructure and data to culture and trust. Each episode features conversations with leaders from NVIDIA, Scale, Mistral, and beyond, looking at how the UK, France, Germany, and the Middle East are shaping their own paths. It’s about power, responsibility, and the choices shaping our shared future. The series in developed in collaboration with Nvidia. #SovereignAI

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Maria Axente

Episodes

Episode 5: sovereign AI in France, governance and testing as hidden layers with Nicolas Miailhe (PRISM Eval, The Future Society) 21.10.2025 22:32

France put ethics, research and sovereignty at the heart of its AI strategy. Has it turned principle into power? Maria speaks with Nicolas Miailhe (PRISM Eval, The Future Society) about the real levers of sovereignty in France: governance that sets the field, and testing that earns trust. The argument is simple and sharp — you do not need to own every layer if you can own assurance. France AI stra...

Episode 4 – Sovereign AI in Germany: skills as the foundation of sovereignty with Dr. Stefan Kesselheim (Jülich) 06.10.2025 23:19

Germany is advancing fast with Jupiter and frontier research. The real prize is capability people can understand and use. In this episode Open understanding as the heart of sovereignty Jupiter’s power, plus the human systems that make it useful Open components, AI literacy for everyone, and hands-on support for SMEs Policy that funds experimentation and measures impact in daily life Sovereignty be...

Episode 3 – Sovereign AI in the UK: from safety leader to superpower? — with Max Beverton-Palmer (NVIDIA) 29.09.2025 24:03

The UK has the talent, research, and policy ambition. But can it turn those strengths into sovereign AI capability — or remain dependent on others? In this episode, Maria Luciana Axente speaks with Max Beverton-Palmer, Head of Public Policy UK at NVIDIA , about what it really takes to build sovereign AI in Britain. Highlights include: Why Isambard-AI in Bristol could be the flywheel that proves Br...

Episode 2 - Data and Infrastructure, the main pillars of Sovereign AI — with Karl Havard (NScale) 22.09.2025 36:55

Data and infrastructure are the true pillars of sovereign AI — without them, sovereignty remains an abstract idea. In this second episode of the Sovereign AI podcast, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA , Maria Luciana Axente speaks with Karl Havard, Chief Commercial Officer at Nscale about how these foundations are being built in the UK today. Highlights include: How AI growth zones and data c...

Episode 1 — Building Sovereign AI with David Hogan (NVIDIA) 11.09.2025 26:42

In the first episode of the Sovereign AI Podcast , developed in collaboration with NVIDIA, host Maria Axente speaks with David Hogan, Vice President for Enterprise EMEA at NVIDIA, about what it takes to build AI on your own terms. They explore why Sovereign AI matters for nations and companies, the barriers Europe faces in developing true capability, and what changes when countries build their own...