Cohere's Aidan Gomez Critiques Tech Monopolies, Emphasizes Digital Sovereignty
cohere · x · 2026-08-19
Aidan Gomez, co-founder of Cohere, argues that "digital sovereignty" was once taken for granted. He notes that global technology procurement has consolidated into a small pool of players, creating a single point of failure and lacking systemic resilience. He highlights that avoiding single points of failure is a fundamental principle in computer science and engineering.
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