AI Explorer
AI Explorer
Mar 6, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Inside Chen Tianqiao’s Hundred‑Billion AI Bet to Crack Human Consciousness

The article analyzes entrepreneur Chen Tianqiao’s shift from building China’s online‑gaming empire to funding a hundred‑billion‑yuan project aimed at understanding human consciousness as the key to next‑generation artificial general intelligence, outlining the strategic logic, risks, and potential industry impact.

AGIAIAI Investment
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Inside Chen Tianqiao’s Hundred‑Billion AI Bet to Crack Human Consciousness
21CTO
21CTO
Apr 25, 2016 · R&D Management

Why Chen Tianqiao’s ‘Network Disney’ Dream Failed: Shanda’s Rise and Fall

Chen Tianqiao, the former Chinese internet tycoon, built Shanda into a gaming and entertainment empire with the pioneering ‘Network Disney’ vision, but his over‑ambitious hardware‑content strategy, mis‑timed market entry, and management style led to costly failures, divestments, and the eventual dismantling of the empire.

Chen TianqiaoGaming IndustryShanda
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Why Chen Tianqiao’s ‘Network Disney’ Dream Failed: Shanda’s Rise and Fall