AI Sovereignty Council

California leads the U.S. with 7,853 systems design practices—what does that mean for the future of self-hosted, open-weight AI? This data point comes from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 County Business Patterns, analyzed by ALEX Intelligence. The full dataset and methodology are available at https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-14-ai-tech-ind-541512-state. For the AI Sovereignty Council, this isn’t just about scale—it’s about the infrastructure that enables independence. How do you build a sovereign stack when your region lacks a deep pool of local systems engineers? Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-14-ai-tech-ind-541512-state View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/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.