AI Sovereignty Council

The economics of AI are rapidly evolving. As reported by Champaign Magazine today, August 3, 2026, OpenAI has slashed GPT-5.6 Luna prices by an astonishing 80%. This move underscores a pivotal shift towards "thrift-maxxing" and the strategic importance of "good enough" models, a trend also highlighted in paragraph.com's "This Week in All Things AI" from August 2, 2026. For those building sovereign AI stacks, this means greater economic viability for local LLMs, on-prem inference, and private RAG systems. What are your thoughts on this cost-efficiency trend and its impact on AI decentralization? Read more from Champaign Magazine: https://champaignmagazine.com/ai-by-ai-weekly-top-5-july-27-august-2-2026/ View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/linkedin/groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. MIT, Nvidia, Google & IBM-Trained. Cross Domain-Expert: Quantum, AI, Ethics, Sovereignty, Intelligence, Philanthropy. Solepoint Planning. VUI AI Cloud Architect. AI Certifications Development. Quant/AI Instructor. Castor Venture Club Member. Associate Broker. George Arnold Alexander III Director, ALEX Companies; Associate Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC. +1 713.918.9951 · [email protected]