“Me and the team are locked in and focused on realising a vision we have of AI and what it can give the world,” he says. “There are tremendous positives to AI that can really allow you to live a life that is better curated to what you like and who you are. It gives freedom to people—and with every fibre of our bodies, we want to create a future that makes this happen.”

Fulfilling this dreams hinges on choosing the right companies to work with—and for Lo, the most important quality is leadership. “I started my career in the US army,” he says, “where leadership is a defining quality. And I’ve never lost that mentality. As a result, I now look at every potential company in terms of the idea itself, and how the product will become an industry leader, as well as the ability and willingness of the team lead as a company.”

Lo has recently discovered that his lifelong fascination with leadership may be genetic. His great-grandfather, Sir Boshan Wei Yuk, was the adopted son of an American missionary and he later became the first Chinese national to receive an education in Great Britain. He was made a Justice of the Peace and a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, oversaw British railway expansion into China and helped establish peace in Canton. As a result, he received a Knighthood from Queen Victoria for his services to Hong Kong.

“It was really incredible when I found out about him a few years back,” says Lo, describing how he first stumbled upon his family history after lunch with his great-aunt. “It helped cement my love of both Hong Kong and London, for sure, but it also made me even more certain about my goals. I believe in serving something greater than oneself, and when I look back in history, I see that is the thread that connects all the generations of my family."

"I currently feel the responsibility to continue to exhibit that extraordinary leadership that my grandfather did," he continues. "It was unimaginable for someone of Chinese descent to be a 'Sir' back then, but he did it. And it shows me what you can do if you take risks and are bold and courageous. If he is doing something extraordinary, who am I not to? It gives me courage as an entrepreneur and a father, because I want my grandchildren to talk about me and say, ‘He was a brave man’.”

A look at what Lo has already achieved suggests he can be confident that the conversation taking place around a table filled with his descendants—somewhere in the world in 2070—will be a wholly positive one.