The Sovereignty Radius: How Far Does Your AI Dependency Actually Extend?
Every AI system introduces a chain of dependencies that extends far beyond the initial procurement decision. This article introduces the Sovereignty Radius framework for mapping, measuring, and reducing the full scope of your AI dependency — before it becomes irreversible.
ElevenLabs Sovereignty Score: The TEE Method Assessment
ElevenLabs has revolutionised AI voice synthesis—but at what cost to identity sovereignty? The TEE Method™ assesses ElevenLabs across five domains, scoring 17/25. When a voice can be cloned from thirty seconds of audio, the question shifts from “where is my data stored?” to “who controls my identity?” This comprehensive assessment reveals the sovereignty implications of the world’s leading voice AI platform, with a five-phase action plan for maintaining identity sovereignty while using it.
Apple Intelligence (iOS/iCloud) Sovereignty Score: The TEE Method Assessment
Apple’s privacy-first brand promise meets the TEE Method™. Does on-device processing translate to genuine sovereignty? Not as much as Apple’s marketing suggests.
Google Workspace + Gemini Sovereignty Score: The TEE Method Assessment
Google knows more about your organisation than your organisation does. Now Gemini is reading your documents too. Here is the sovereignty assessment.
Microsoft 365 + Copilot Sovereignty Score: The TEE Method Assessment
Microsoft 365 Copilot embeds AI into the operating system of global business, reading every email, document, and meeting. But can a sovereign enterprise adopt it without ceding control of its institutional intelligence? The TEE Method assessment scores Copilot across five sovereignty domains, revealing a platform that is brilliant in execution but sovereignty-hostile in architecture. Weighted composite score: 2.9/5 — Proceed with Conditions.
Claude (Anthropic) Sovereignty Score: The TEE Method Assessment
Anthropic positions Claude as the responsible AI alternative. But does responsibility translate to sovereignty? The TEE Method™ assessment reveals a more complex picture.
ChatGPT Sovereignty Score: The TEE Method Assessment
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is the world’s most-used AI tool. But what does it score on the Sovereignty Test Matrix™? The answer should concern every institution that depends on it.
OpenClaw (Clawdbot) Sovereignty Score: The TEE Method Assessment
From Clawdbot to Moltbot to OpenClaw to OpenAI acquisition — a full TEE Method™ sovereignty assessment of the world’s most viral AI agent.