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title: "Sovereignty: what it means · The AI Compute Race · DRYBURGH"
source: https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/sovereignty
description: "Sovereignty: The link at which states decide what may be sold, to whom and on whose chips, and who commands the model."
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# Sovereignty

What does “Sovereignty” mean?

SovereigntyThe link at which states decide what may be sold, to whom and on whose chips, and who commands the model. It can also override the other links’ vetoes. *The Prologue; the Introduction; chapters 7, 8, 13.*

From *The AI Compute Race*. [Read the book](https://dryburgh.com/vol1#buy)

The book uses this term in a sense of its own.

## Also discussed in

- Dated test [Chapter 13, orbit is a change of landlord](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/tests#2030-4)

## Related terms

- [Chain, the](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/chain-the)
- [Five contests](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/five-contests)

From the glossary of The AI Compute Race.

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- [The Paper](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/paper)
- [Consent](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/consent)
- [Who builds and pays](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/parties)

*The AI Compute Race: Five Races, One Machine* is a book by Lee S. Dryburgh, the first volume of THE COMPUTE ECONOMY, published by Dryburgh, an imprint of Contestra OÜ, Tallinn, Estonia; its record closes on 8 November 2026.

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