China\'s AI companies are rapidly expanding global market share with low-cost open-source models that users can download and modify, as the United States regulates access to high-performance models from OpenAI and Anthropic. Some Chinese systems are assessed as comparable to Anthropic\'s top model in certain cybersecurity scenarios. The U.S. is easing some export bans but maintains a national export-control stance. Companies globally are rolling out new AI chips, tools and systems, while demand grows for cost-efficient AI use.

South Korea’s software industry says domestic rules and ordering practices remain stuck in the system integration era despite the rapid spread of AI. Speakers at a digital policy forum called for urgent reforms, citing public and financial-sector network separation, a labour-input pricing system and service-centric public procurement as barriers. Participants urged a shift to logical security, support for token costs and faster procedures, and called for value-based pricing that reflects computing and infrastructure costs.