Chinese billionaire Jack Ma rallied his troops during a speech marking Ant’s 20th anniversary, making a rare appearance after a government crackdown forced the fintech giant to scrap what would have been the world’s largest initial public offering four years ago.
The co-founder of Ant and affiliate Alibaba showed up on Sunday to talk about the next 20 years of the fintech company and the opportunities brought on by artificial intelligence, according to a speech transcript. Ant didn’t respond to an emailed request for comment.
"We were lucky to capture the opportunities of the internet 20 years ago,” Ma said in the speech. "In the future 20 years, AI will bring changes far beyond the imagination, AI will bring on an even greater era.”
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