Cerebras Launches Global Push to Help Nations Build Sovereign AI
At the centre of the programme is Cerebras’ third-generation Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE-3), powering the CS-3 supercomputer. With 4 trillion transistors and 900,000 AI cores, the WSE-3 delivers peak performance of 125 petaflops, vastly outpacing traditional GPU clusters. This hardware underpins secure, high-speed infrastructure that can be deployed on-premises or accessed via the cloud, addressing national security and data sovereignty priorities.
But Cerebras’ offer goes beyond hardware. The company provides direct collaboration with governments and local partners to develop AI models tailored to national needs—from local language tools to healthcare and scientific applications. Among recent successes are models such as Jais (Arabic-English), Nanda (Hindi), SHERKALA (Kazakh), and Med42 (clinical support).
The initiative also includes investment in education and skills, helping countries build long-term AI ecosystems. Through academic partnerships, public engagement and policy support, Cerebras aims to help nations grow homegrown talent and innovation clusters.
Cerebras’ Chief Strategy Officer Andy Hock said the initiative reflects growing international demand for sovereign AI capacity. The company already works with the US government, the UK and UAE’s G42, and recently supported Sandia National Laboratories in training a trillion-parameter model on a single CS-3 system—underscoring the hardware’s capabilities for frontier AI research.
In Europe, Cerebras’ deal with German AI firm Aleph Alpha to supply infrastructure for the German Armed Forces marks its first major continental deployment. The company is now targeting broader expansion across Europe, India, the Middle East and Asia.
Cerebras also aims to disrupt the dominance of GPU-based AI. Its latest AI inference tool claims to outperform Nvidia chips at a lower cost, offering nations an alternative as they seek greater digital autonomy. Kanishka Narayan, the UK’s AI Minister, welcomed the programme, describing it as a sign of the UK’s leadership in responsible AI innovation and a boost for the communities driving technological progress.
As countries race to establish secure, sovereign AI systems, Cerebras’ approach—blending cutting-edge infrastructure with strategic collaboration—offers a compelling route forward. For the UK, it provides a valuable opportunity to deepen its AI capabilities, strengthen public sector innovation and lead in shaping the future of ethical, resilient AI ecosystems.
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