A Eye on AI - August 23, 2026, 12 PM Eastern

A Eye on AI - August 23, 2026, 12 PM Eastern

Published: August 23, 2026

Duration: 3:29

APEC ministers back open-source AI models in rare consensus
African firms mix Chinese and Western AI models for cost and flexibility
Hong Kong launches AI training program, renames board Upskill Hong Kong

A Eye on AI - 12:30 PM
On this edition of A Eye on AI: ministers across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum issued a rare joint statement supporting open-source AI models at a Chengdu forum, a sign of consensus in a debate often cast as a US-China contest. The shift reflects the economics — an open Chinese model can cost 60 to 90 per cent less to op...