#data-sovereignty
15 episodes
#3803: Can You Touch Your Cloud?
Boutique cloud operators let you visit your rack. Here’s how dedicated hosting works in 2026.
#3399: Why Mail a Disc to Your In-Law?
Cloud backups are durable. Physical backups give you sovereignty. Here’s why both matter — and how M-Disc fits in.
#2442: Why Enterprises Choose AWS Bedrock Over Direct AI APIs
The real reasons behind the cloud intermediary's dominance in enterprise AI inference.
#2433: What Actually Makes a Hyperscaler?
It's not just about size. The architecture, automation, and breadth of services define what makes a hyperscaler.
#2398: Your Taste, Your Data: Owning Your AI Preferences
Why can’t you describe your perfect movie—but you’d know it if you saw it? A vision for portable, user-owned AI taste profiles.
#2316: Who’s Building AI’s Next Training Data?
How boutique dataset firms are reshaping AI training, from rights-cleared content to domain-specific precision.
#2301: Inside Podcasting's Simple, Powerful Infrastructure
Explore the elegant simplicity of podcasting’s RSS backbone and how it empowers creators with independence and control.
#2299: The Open-Source vs. Commercial Tension in Self-Hosted Media
Dive into the world of self-hosted media managers: Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby. Why do millions choose to run their own servers?
#1987: Can You Ever Quit Your Personal AI?
Your AI knows your workflow, but can you ever leave? We explore the lock-in risks of personal AI agents.
#1610: Mistral AI: Europe’s High-Stakes Play for AI Sovereignty
Explore how Mistral AI is challenging Silicon Valley with efficient models, strategic partnerships, and the new Voxtral voice model.
#1216: AI Wearables: Local Sovereignty vs. The Subscription Trap
Discover the trade-offs between sleek AI subscriptions and open-source sovereignty. Can local processing save your data from the cloud?
#796: Can Your Data Legally Leave the Country?
Explore the shift from a global cloud to localized data sovereignty and why legal jurisdictions are the new physical borders of 2026.
#742: The Dark Archive: Saving Extremism for History
When mainstream sites delete toxic content, how do researchers save it? Explore the "memory hole" of digital hate speech and dark archives.
#711: When AI Replaces the Session Musician
From catchy onion marches to legal battles, we explore how generative AI is rewriting the rules of the music industry.
#76: Why Enterprises Choose Boring AI
Why use IBM Granite when you have GPT-4? Herman and Corn explore the strategic world of niche AI models and enterprise infrastructure.