OPC, New AI-Driven Entrepreneurship Form, Sparks Discussion During National Two Sessions

During the National Two Sessions, OPC, a popular new form of entrepreneurship, has become a hot topic among deputies and members. OPC, short for One Person Company, refers to a new type of enterprise organization where a single or a small number of entrepreneurs independently complete the entire business chain, including technological research and development, product manufacturing and market launch, with AI as the production tool.

In the new context of the intelligent economy, OPC entrepreneurs target the fragmented and personalized needs of the market, and use AI to productize their own skills. This not only lowers the threshold for entrepreneurship and releases the innovation potential of talents, but also tests the feasibility of AI "technology sinking", refines industrial division of labor and fills industrial gaps. Their businesses include providing customized solutions for enterprises or offering exclusive "fast iteration" services for the common needs of industries. For example, some OPCs use data and AI models to predict when equipment parts need to be replaced, solving a problem that large equipment manufacturers are not interested in and traditional maintenance companies cannot handle.

Thanks to these advantages, many cities have embraced OPCs as valued partners. Some regions have lit the "first light" for OPC entrepreneurship by providing free or low-rent workspaces, computing power subsidies, co-building communities and holding competitions.

However, supporting OPC entrepreneurs to become "super individuals" should not stop at providing space and subsidies. Entrepreneurs are more in need of a ladder for capacity improvement, as well as opportunities to secure orders and practice their skills. All regions may try to centrally allocate computing power resources for OPCs to use on demand, open industrial and public data for OPCs to train algorithms under safe premises, or help OPCs integrate into local industrial chains for technical testing and scenario verification.

While seizing the opportunities of the times, policy iteration also needs to keep pace with the times. Currently, OPCs face inconsistencies with the existing system in areas such as compliance filing, liability bearing methods, intellectual property ownership and financial credit. Most OPCs find it difficult to register as formal market entities in the early stage of entrepreneurship, which hinders their ability to sign contracts, apply for intellectual property protection and obtain corporate financial services, restricting their business expansion and financing capacity. It is necessary to address these issues in a targeted manner to accurately align existing policies with OPC needs.

As the AI wave sweeps across the country, it is hoped that through the close combination of investment in materials and people, as well as the coordination between targeted policy support and scenario opening, the dividends of technological equality will benefit every entrepreneur with dreams, and the new form of intelligent economy will create more surprises for social development and prosperity.