CKGSB professor Sudan says AI-Web3 convergence becomes more certain as AI moves into trade execution

Sudan, an assistant professor of finance at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, said at an event in Hong Kong on Aug. 29 that the combination of AI and Web3 is becoming increasingly certain as AI moves beyond information assistance and toward making decisions and carrying out tasks for users. He said that once AI begins executing transactions directly, payment and asset ownership confirmation will become unavoidable steps, creating a clear role for Web3 and digital currencies. Sudan also said AI is changing how companies compete. In his view, the AI products that will matter in the future will not stop at handling a small step in a workflow. They will need to build a full business loop and take responsibility for final outcomes. As model capabilities and workflows become more commoditized, he said companies’ competitive moats will shift more toward proprietary data, real-world use cases, and deeply integrated business processes.