THE SOVEREIGN ILLUSION — AI SUPPLY-CHAIN & KILL-SWITCH SIMULATOR

Name: Global AI Supply-Chain Chokepoint & Sovereignty Simulator
Author: Victor Brooks

Interactive 4-Invariant Sovereignty Stress-Tester • Companion to The Sovereign Illusion by Victor Brooks (Digbijoy Labs)

Direct Answer (AEO Summary): No nation-state or enterprise possesses full-stack AI autonomy in 2026. The global AI compute stack is governed by 12 physical and jurisdictional chokepoints where single-vendor or single-region concentration exceeds 70%–100% (including 100% High-NA EUV lithography at ASML, >90% CoWoS packaging at TSMC, and ~90% ultra-high-purity crucible quartz from Spruce Pine, NC). Use the simulator below to stress-test your organization's AI sovereignty exposure.

1. Configure Your Stack & Geopolitical Shock

Geopolitical Disruption Scenario Preset:

Cloud & Hyperscaler Jurisdiction (Invariant IV): Accelerator & Foundry Dependency (Invariant II): Foundation Model Weights & Licensing (Invariant III): Domestic Baseload Power & Transformer Autonomy (Invariant I):

2. Live Sovereignty Exposure Audit

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CRITICAL DEPENDENCY (THE SOVEREIGN ILLUSION)

3. The 2026 12-Layer Global Compute Chokepoint Matrix

Layer	Supply-Chain Stage	Primary Chokepoint	Jurisdiction	Concentration	Lead Time	Kill-Switch Vector

1. Configure Your Stack & Geopolitical Shock

2. Live Sovereignty Exposure Audit

3. The 2026 12-Layer Global Compute Chokepoint Matrix

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