AI Dominates Discussions at APEC
Artificial intelligence was the overriding theme at the 2025 APEC CEO Summit, dominating conversations across energy, health care, infrastructure, and governance.
World leaders and business chiefs viewed AI as the foundation of a new global economy, discussing its requirements, such as chip production and data center power, as well as the questions it poses for ethics and cross-border rules.
The event highlighted the struggles of nations and companies to keep pace with the technology, prompting calls for a coordinated response built on trust, transparency, and shared global standards.
From chips to ethics, the summit showed how the world will govern intelligence
Author's summary: AI leads APEC discussions.