{
  "id": 16700843,
  "title": "‘You want to control your own AI’: Pegasus spyware founder tells governments to push for sovereign AI and national security over reliance on US AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/you-want-to-control-your-own-ai-pegasus-spyware-founder-tells",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-27T03:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/you-want-to-control-your-own-ai-pegasus-spyware-founder-tells-governments-to-push-for-sovereign-ai-and-national-security-over-reliance-on-us-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shalev Hulio, the former CEO and co-founder of Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, has urged governments to prioritize sovereign AI development over reliance on external US AI companies. Hulio founded NSO, which developed the controversial Pegasus spyware, used to surveil politicians, journalists, and business leaders globally. He now heads AI cyber defense firm Dream, which is focused on enabling governments to create their own AI models without depending on external infrastructure. Hulio argues that every government should have its own AI model to ensure control and security, stating, \"You want to control your own AI.\" Despite NSO's controversial past, Hulio maintains that governments have effectively prevented terror attacks using NSO products, saving hundreds of thousands of lives. Dream, co-founded by Hulio and former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, offers AI-enhanced cyber defense solutions, including AI-powered software vulnerability discovery and sovereign AI model setup tailored to government needs. The company has raised $400 million in funding and invested, valuing itself at $3 billion, and has sold its products to over a dozen countries across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.",
  "summary": "Former spyware head tells governments to focus on national security when it comes to AI.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}