AI isn’t a product anymore - it’s infrastructure. In Part 1 of BASELINE043, Paul Jenkinson, founder of Whitespace, shares how he built a sovereign AI company trusted by the UK government and embedded inside the Ministry of Defence.
Paul’s approach is pragmatic, unsentimental, and laser-focused on value: build fast, build with trust, and stay close to the mission. From breaking free of SaaS thinking to operating inside high-stakes public systems, this is a rare blueprint for founders building where speed, integrity and national interest collide.
BASELINE exposes the truth behind AI’s unstoppable rise.
In-depth interviews with AI experts, real analysis, and insights you can trust on the technology reshaping our world.
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00:00 – Intro: What sovereign AI actually means
04:10 – SaaS is over: the shift to services at the frontier
08:33 – Building with clients inside government
13:25 – Lessons from Palantir and forward deployment
18:10 – What trust really looks like at state level
23:44 – Starting Whitespace: mission, mindset, and method
29:12 – Why traditional agile is failing in AI
35:26 – Architecture that adapts at speed
42:05 – Human decision-making vs algorithmic output
48:00 – Closing reflections on building inside the system
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