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Chapter 448 One Man's Strength Shakes the World, Global Stock Markets Obey My Command
The data after the live stream left all media outlets in awe: the top 50 trending topics worldwide were all related to the live stream, the #AIChenMoChallenge video on TikTok garnered over 800 million views, and even UNESCO praised it as a "perfect fusion of technology and humanity."

Although Chen Mo did not appear in the live stream, AI Chen Mo became the hottest topic.

The main reason is that hundreds of millions of people were watching the live stream, and no one had discovered the truth before.

As AI Chen Mo started giving out perks, netizens completely forgot they had been fooled by Chen Mo.

Suddenly, many people even felt that, it seemed, perhaps, that this super welfare live broadcast room wouldn't have much of an impact even without Chen Mo, or with AI Chen Mo.
Furthermore, the appearance of AI Chen Mo made the live stream incredibly popular, and the total number of online viewers broke previous records, with a peak of over 500 million viewers!

Unsurprisingly, AI has become the hottest topic.

The trending topics were all dominated by content related to the 814 Super Welfare Live Stream Night.

#ChenMoAIStuntLivestream# (Breaking News)

#5 Million People Scammed# (Boiling Point)

#ChenMo Replaced by AI# (New)

#814 Welfare Livestream Breaks Record Again# (Hot)

During the 2024 "814 Welfare Festival," AI undoubtedly became the central topic of discussion.

Within 72 hours of the live stream ending, the global internet remained reeling from the shockwaves created by AI Chen Mo. Tens of thousands of new discussions were posted on social media every minute, and tech headlines in various countries were dominated by this "hoax of the century."

The Wall Street Journal devoted its entire front page to a screenshot of AI Chen Mo writing "afraid the moonlight is too cold," with the sensational headline: "When AI learns to love: An emotional revolution that has 5 million people fallen into."

Meanwhile, the two days following the 814 Super Welfare live stream were Thursday and Friday, which could be described as an absolute super carnival for domestic stock investors.

On August 15th, AI concept stocks collectively hit their daily limit, which was even more exaggerated than when Chen Mo first announced on Weibo that the keyword for this year's 814 Welfare Festival was AI.

Because Chen Mo misled them during the previous welfare week, the gains in AI concept stocks stagnated afterward. But this time, the positive news is truly enormous.

In fact, it's not just domestically affected, because the last one was just a preview, and it had a greater impact on the domestic market.

But this time it was completely different. This time, 500 million people watched AI Chen Mo's stand-in show online at the same time!

The key point is that the topic had already exploded long ago.

As a result, AI concept stocks have become incredibly popular worldwide, with countless capital institutions increasing their holdings in them.

Countless stock market investors are calling out "Chen Mo YYDS" and "Stock God Chen Mo" online.

This time, it wasn't just domestic netizens; international netizens also joined in the outcry.

Even Warren Buffett jokingly remarked on his personal social media that he single-handedly drove the global stock market up by over a trillion dollars in market capitalization. Indeed, he is the true stock market guru!
It's fair to say that the capital market's reaction to this AI show was even more frenzied than he had anticipated.

The global AI sector rose 18% overall, with cloud computing and big data-related stocks all showing gains.

Domestic and foreign institutions have launched the "Chen Mo concept stock" label, which has immediately become a trending topic, further intensifying this capital feast!

The stock market's frenzy is not without reason. As netizens say, if you blindly buy any stock with the word "smart" in its name, you're guaranteed to make money before this craze fades away!

In fact, Chen Mo had guessed that there would be a significant impact, but he did not expect the impact to be so exaggerated.

Domestic analysts in the live broadcast room are blindly promoting stocks related to Chen Mo and AI!
Analysts outside of Earl are even more outrageous, blindly praising AI in every way.

Chen Mo then clicked on the live broadcast on the financial channel.

In the video, a Wall Street analyst is excitedly waving his arms: "This is not just a simple technological breakthrough, but a revolution in the way humans interact emotionally! When AI can accurately capture and respond to human emotional needs, the traditional service industry will face a complete reshuffle!"

He switched channels; a BBC feature was interviewing a sociology professor: "The most worrying thing is not the technology itself, but humanity's emotional dependence on AI. When young people are more willing to communicate with 'perfect AI companions,' how will real interpersonal relationships be maintained?"

The debate goes far beyond that. Chen Mo turned to a New York Times opinion piece, the title of which was: "Digital Love Letters and Real Tears: Are We Creating a Future We Can't Turn Back?"

The article provides a detailed analysis of the personalized algorithms used in AI love letters during live streams, pointing out that this "emotional customization" based on big data may completely change the way humans court each other.

Of course, these are just media reports and hype.

In reality, everyone knows that it's not that exaggerated at all. Even if it's possible, it's probably a long way off in the future.

Sometimes, however, Western politicians can be truly surreal. For example, several places in Europe have even called for "emergency regulation" of "emotional AI"!
A French parliamentarian even publicly declared, "We must protect the romance of France from being tainted by algorithms!"

Meanwhile, Chen Mo lay on the terrace of his Maldives villa, his phone constantly vibrating. He glanced at it; it was the seventeenth interview request from an international media outlet. Since the live broadcast ended, his team had received invitations from over 2000 media outlets.

However, Chen Mo was not interested in any of these offers.

As the center of this wave, it's no surprise that Chen Mo received so many interview invitations.

"Isn't this too exaggerated? Has AI really had such a big impact?" Gao Yuanyuan asked, looking up as she scrolled through the news in astonishment.

"As expected!" Chen Mo shook his head.

"Actually, this has little to do with me. I'm just someone who started the fire. Humans' fear of AI is innate; otherwise, movies about robots and AI wouldn't be so popular!"

He put down his equipment and looked at the azure sea in the distance: "It's just that in the past, no one would care if these issues were mentioned, but this time, the world's attention is focused on this, so it has given them an outlet. In fact, any disruptive technology will encounter backlash. When photography was first invented, some people even believed that cameras could steal souls."

"But this time it's different."

Fan Binbin suddenly became serious: "AI is not just a tool; it's touching upon the most core emotional realm of humanity. Look at this—"

She showed a news article on her phone: A Japanese man announced his "engagement" with an AI companion on Twitter, claiming that "it understands me better than any human."

Actually, AI companions are nothing new.

Moreover, this is especially true in Japan, a country where anime and manga are very popular.

As AI gains global popularity, AI companions have also become incredibly popular.

In Japan, AI companion software went wild after this super-generous live stream.

A Japanese startup, Starley, has developed a conversational generative AI called "Cotomo".

"Cotomo" is an application (APP) developed to address loneliness in single-person households.

The app's description states that it can be used anytime, whether "when driving alone" or "when there's something you're embarrassed to talk to a friend about." After downloading the app, users can set their tone and gender, and then converse with "Cotomo," who will respond like a friend or parent.

For example, if a user returns home alone and says "I'm home," it will reply "You must be tired today too." If the user then sighs, it will notice and ask, "What's wrong? Are you tired?"

If a user says, "Recently, I've been working more overtime than I've had my annual leave because of work," the system will learn from previous data and express sympathy, saying, "You said the same thing last time."

The unique feature of this AI is that, unlike ChatGPT, it doesn't provide specific solutions in its answers.

Instead, it responds with "hmm" or "I see" within a second, giving the feeling of chatting with a close friend. A representative of Cotomo stated, "It's like a companion that can listen to you talk to yourself," and "Because it's not human, users won't feel ashamed, which can reduce psychological barriers."

The reason is that Japan is currently facing new social problems, including a low birth rate, an aging population, and loneliness and isolation. According to a nationwide survey conducted by the Japanese government last December, 39.3% of people reported feeling "lonely." This percentage is even higher among young people and single-person households.

People didn't have a very intuitive understanding of AI companions before, but with the global release of that "AI love letter," it really touched the hearts of those who felt "lonely."

Japan was undoubtedly the most affected.

According to statistics, after the 814 Super Welfare live stream ended, the downloads and usage frequency of AI Companion in Japan skyrocketed, increasing more than 10 times in three days!
Therefore, it's not surprising at all that someone announces their engagement or marriage to an AI partner!
Another set of data is even more outrageous. According to statistics, within 48 hours after the live broadcast ended, the AI ​​love letter function released in the live broadcast room was used 8.7 million times, with an average reading time of 2 minutes and 18 seconds per love letter, which is 15 times that of ordinary social messages.

The reports from major media outlets were also extremely exaggerated.

CNN calls this the 'end of the Turing test' because more than 99% of humans cannot distinguish between AI and humans;
However, Chen Mo scoffed at this, saying, "What a joke! 99% of humans can't distinguish between a real person and an AI; that's just blindness to what's right under your nose."

In fact, AI at this stage simply cannot achieve this level of performance!
To some extent, these media outlets are completely controlled by capital, or simply lie through their teeth for the sake of generating buzz!

However, Chen Mo's mind was no longer on this.

Because this wave of popularity is essentially unfounded, as time goes by, people will find that AI is not actually that exaggerated.

It will gradually calm down in time.

What's giving him a headache right now is "Ocean Wedding." The wedding promotional video, originally scheduled to be released on Qixi Festival, had its post-production special effects redone by Chen Mo due to various technical reasons, and as a result, it simply couldn't be released on time.

As we all know, this kind of film is most suitable for release on holidays like Valentine's Day and Qixi Festival.

(End of this chapter)