The Case for Open AI Tooling: Why Developers Need Sovereignty in the AI Era

In conversations with companies adopting AI in their development teams, a clear pattern emerges: Alongside genuine excitement about new possibilities and fast adaptation, we also consistently hear concerns that slow down the adoption of AI:

“Sometimes it doesn’t do what I want, and I don’t know why.”

“It doesn’t work well for our domain-specific needs.”

“We’re not allowed to use it due to compliance issues.”

“I don’t trust sending our code to a black box in the cloud.”

These concerns point to a deeper issue:…