APEC ministers signal support for open-source AI, diverging from US-China zero-sum narrative

APEC ministers at a forum in Chengdu issued a joint statement endorsing open-source AI models, signaling a regional preference for collaborative development over the binary US-China technological competition. This shift suggests that many Asian nations are prioritizing accessible AI infrastructure to avoid being forced into a single-vendor ecosystem, though the practical implementation of this consensus remains uncertain given ongoing US export controls.