In this talk, Professor Michael Tse — a globally recognized scholar in innovation and electrical engineering — traces five decades of technological breakthroughs, from the Internet to ChatGPT.

He reveals a clear pattern: every ten years, a defining innovation reshapes the world — shifting human productivity from tangible assets to intangible intelligence. From iPhone to Tesla to OpenAI, the center of value creation has moved from physical products to software, data, and AI.

Professor Tse argues that we are now entering the most transformative decade yet, where AI will no longer be a tool, but an infrastructure — redefining business, education, and society at scale.