{"podcast":{"title":"A Eye on AI","slug":"a-eye-on-ai-7984767","podcast_index_feed_id":7984767,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/7245888/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://aeyeonai.clockworkmedia.org","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/624c3fdd856247b3d66285efc20e7166.jpg","author":"Clockwork Media","episode_count":42,"summary":"A Eye on AI is a fast-moving briefing on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the world — not for engineers or AI insiders, but for the professionals, business leaders, and everyday people navigating its effects. Each episode tracks the latest developments through three lenses: international relations and trade, business and industry, and everyday life — always asking not just what happened, but who it affects and why it matters. Reporting is grounded, measured, and sourced — we follow the evidence, not speculation.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T16:18:33.501210+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-eye-on-ai-7984767"},"episode":{"title":"A Eye on AI - August 23, 2026, 12 PM Eastern","slug":"a-eye-on-ai-august-23-2026-12-pm-eastern","published_at":"2026-08-23T16:34:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-eye-on-ai-7984767/a-eye-on-ai-august-23-2026-12-pm-eastern","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-eye-on-ai-7984767","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-eye-on-ai-august-23-2026-12-pm-eastern--74588790","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74588790/episode_audio.mp3","summary":"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 operate than leading US systems, which matters for countries seeking sovereign AI. In Africa, businesses are taking a pragmatic multi-model approach: Nigeria-based insurtech Curacel uses Chinese models like GLM-5.3 for high-volume tasks while keeping Western systems for the most demanding reasoning, according to CEO Henry Mascot. And in Hong Kong, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po announced a November launch for an AI training programme run by the Employees Retraining Board, which will be renamed Upskill Hong Kong; the city's HK$50 million AI for All initiative will host more than 200 activities and reach an estimated 50,000 people within two years. Sources: - SCMP — Asia: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3364157/asia-reaching-open-road-chinese-ai-offers?utm_source=rss_feed - SCMP — Asia: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3364966/african-firms-adopting-chinese-ai-us-china-rivalry-intensifies?utm_source=rss_feed - SCMP — Asia: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3364965/major-tech-firms-help-upskill-hong-kong-workers-under-ai-all-paul-chan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-eye-on-ai--7245888","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":209,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-eye-on-ai-7984767/episodes/a-eye-on-ai-august-23-2026-12-pm-eastern/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-eye-on-ai-7984767/a-eye-on-ai-august-23-2026-12-pm-eastern.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}