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Choi Yong-ho, CEO of Galaxy Corporation, presented his vision for the AI entertech industry on the U.S. CNBC broadcast on the 1st.

He predicted that virtual entertainment consumption will continue, that AI will boost music video production efficiency to reduce costs, and that ‘robot idols’ will appear within five years, opening an entertainment era where physical and virtual idols coexist.

Citing the recent success of Netflix’s ‘K-pop Demon Hunters’, he emphasized that a hybrid virtual entertainment trend, in which offline and contactless experiences coexist, will persist, and that an ‘post-AI’ era will arrive in which AI replaces most entertainment content and creates new markets.

In line with this vision, Galaxy Corporation unveiled the Azure OpenAI Sora-based music video ‘Home Sweet Home’ in April through a collaboration with Microsoft (MS). At the time, MS CEO Satya Nadella praised it as an innovative attempt that would change the paradigm of the entertainment industry. Galaxy Corporation conveyed its AI entertech vision, saying it is proactively preparing for the future entertainment market by getting ahead of advances in robotics and AI.

Choi Yong-ho drew attention as the only entertech company CEO to meet MS CEO Satya Nadella during his visit to Korea, and he was invited as the youngest attendee to the APEC leaders’ dinner to sit alongside global leaders. Recently, Galaxy Corporation, together with its artist G-Dragon, donated 2 million Hong Kong dollars to the Hong Kong fire disaster, actively engaging in social contribution efforts.