[Former Microsoft AI Team Founds Skyfall AI, Plans to Invest $1 Million to Test 'AI CEO' Model] BlockBeats News, July 20 – The startup Skyfall AI, founded by former members of the Microsoft AI team, announced plans to acquire a small B2B SaaS or e-commerce company to test the feasibility of a company being fully operated by artificial intelligence, with the goal of having AI take on responsibilities akin to those of a CEO. Skyfall plans to invest up to $1 million to acquire a real business and have its AI system handle core business functions such as pricing, marketing, customer support, finance, and operations, while minimizing human intervention. The company aims to double the revenue of the acquired business while documenting the experimental process publicly. Skyfall co-founder and CEO Sam Pasupalak stated that while the industry is currently focused on AI replacing individual roles, a truly autonomous enterprise requires AI to have end-to-end management capabilities. He believes that only by running AI in a real business environment can the feasibility of an "autonomous enterprise" be validated. The company notes that current large language models (LLMs) face limitations in complex business environments. While they can handle existing knowledge and fixed tasks, they lack the continuous learning ability needed to adapt to competitive changes, shifts in consumer behavior, and market dynamics. To address this, Skyfall has proposed the concept of "Enterprise World Models," aiming to build AI systems capable of understanding business operations, predicting the impact of decisions, and making long-term plans. Skyfall was created by the founding team of Maluuba, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2017 for approximately $160 million and became a key part of Microsoft's AI research team in Canada. Currently, AI giants such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are advancing in the direction of AI-powered employees and enterprise automation. However, Skyfall believes that the future of competition lies not just in AI-assisted employees but in building enterprises that can operate autonomously. The company emphasizes that AI is not intended to completely replace human leaders but rather to reduce the burden of daily operations, allowing humans to focus more on strategy, oversight, and accountability. This experiment will test whether AI can manage complex organizations in real business environments over the long term. [Original Article Link]