Open source is how AI moves forward. The question is how to measure contribution and bring more developers in. At ETHShanghai 2026, our APAC Lead @0xLaughing joined Heyang Zhou and Ian Xu for a panel on open-source collaboration and AI: ▷ Open-source contribution needs better ways to measure and reward lasting value. Code commits alone are not enough. ▷ Tools, documentation, and ecosystem applications give more developers practical entry points into AI. ▷ For frequent, low-value API calls and service payments between agents, programmable payment rules can set permissions, per-payment limits, and total budgets. The takeaway: AI needs more than capable models. It needs open collaboration, measurable contribution, and clear constraints for agents operating in the real economy. The event also featured Ethereum co-founder @VitalikButerin, Dr. Xiao Feng (Vice Chairman of Wanxiang Holdings and Chairman of @WXblockchain), and builders from @AntGroup, @Conflux_Network, @allscaleio, @fenbushi, @IOSGVC and @waterdripfund. Thank you to @EthereumSH, @ETHPanda_Org, @PANewsCN, and The Excited Few for bringing builders together. 🪁