Gartner warns of rising lock-in to regional AI stacks

Gartner warns of rising lock-in to regional AI stacks

Gartner warns 35% of nations will be locked into region-specific AI by 2027 as sovereignty, security and cultural fit overtake scale.

Gartner Predicts 35% of Countries Will Be Locked Into Region-Specific AI Platforms by 2027

30 January 2026 — By 2027, 35% of countries will be locked into region-specific AI platforms using proprietary contextual data, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. Gartner also predicts that platform lock-in will rise from 5% to 35% by 2027."Countries with digital sovereignty goals are increasing investment in domestic AI stacks as they look for alternatives to the closed U.S. model, including computing power,…

Gartner: AI sovereignty could cost countries 1 per cent of GDP by 2029

Countries are increasing their investment in domestic AI stacks as they look for alternatives to the closed US model, according to Gartner. As a result, Gartner predicts that nations establishing a sovereign AI stack will need at least 1 per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP) to spend on AI infrastructure by 2029. This investment includes “computing power, data centres, infrastructure and models aligned with local laws, culture and regio…