AI Without US Cloud: Why Companies Are Rethinking

The US CLOUD Act of 2018 gives US authorities the right to access data stored with US cloud providers – regardless of where that data physically resides. This also affects European companies using services from Google, Microsoft, AWS, or OpenAI.

What does this mean in practice?

If you use ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or similar US cloud AI for company data:

• Your data may be accessible to US authorities
• You may be violating GDPR
• Competitive data, customer data, and internal strategies are exposed

The Schrems II effect

With Schrems II, the ECJ declared transferring personal data to the US legally problematic. Many companies still use US cloud AI regardless – often without realizing it.

The alternative: EU-sovereign AI

EU-sovereign AI means all data stays within the EU, is subject to European law, and isn't exposed to foreign authorities. Concretely: hosting in European data centers, open-source models, and full transparency about data processing.

headwAI ONE: real European data sovereignty

headwAI ONE runs on-premise or in our Austrian data center. No US cloud, no data sharing, no hidden dependencies.