🇪🇺 Digital Sovereignty for AI
Understanding your options for AI inference: when to use cloud APIs vs local deployment, GDPR compliance considerations, and building AI infrastructure that keeps data in Europe.
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Providers Compared
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EU Regulations
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Deployment Tiers
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Decision Factors
🤔 Key Questions
Cloud APIs
OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure
✓ Zero infrastructure management
✓ Instant scalability
✓ Latest models immediately
⚠️ Data leaves your control
⚠️ Vendor lock-in risk
Medium Privacy
Local Inference
Ollama, vLLM, TensorRT-LLM
✓ Complete data sovereignty
✓ GDPR compliant by design
✓ No per-request costs
⚠️ Hardware investment required
⚠️ Technical expertise needed
Maximum Privacy
📜 EU AI Regulatory Landscape
Learn More →GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation
Comprehensive data protection law for EU citizens
AIA
EU AI Act
World's first comprehensive AI regulation framework
DSA
Digital Services Act
Rules for digital services and platform accountability
DGA
Data Governance Act
Framework for data sharing and data intermediaries
🔗 Why This Matters for European Tech
European companies like Anexia are building sovereign cloud infrastructure to keep data in Europe. Understanding when to use cloud APIs vs local inference is crucial for GDPR compliance and reducing dependency on US hyperscalers. This demo explores the technical and regulatory considerations for making that decision.