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Kai-Fu Lee Says AI Will Soon Reshape Corporate Reporting and Management

Published: Jul. 22, 2026 12:08 a.m. GMT+8

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Kai-Fu Lee, the prominent tech investor and founder of 01.AI, expects artificial intelligence to fundamentally reshape large companies’ financial reporting and management structures within the next year.

In an exclusive interview with Caixin at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Lee said companies that fail to adapt risk becoming obsolete within three years. His comments highlight a broader push to move corporate AI adoption beyond customer service and routine automation into the executive suite — a market 01.AI is now targeting aggressively.

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Within the next year (2027)：: Kai-Fu Lee expects AI to fundamentally reshape large companies’ financial reporting and management structures.

Within three years (by 2029)：: Companies that fail to adapt to AI risk becoming obsolete.

Over the next three to five years (2029 to 2031)：: Deeper AI integration will alter company management, shrink middle management, and flatten hierarchies.

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