How this CEO wrote a report while cooking noodles

It took the world’s Go master to be beaten by a computer in 2016 for Will Liang to realise AI would change the way we work.

Will Liang was a professional Go player in China when he was a child. Louise Kennerley

Hannah TattersallWork and careers reporter

Updated Jun 25, 2025 – 2.46pm, first published at 5.00am

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Will Liang is the chief executive of Amplify AI Group, which teaches organisations how to solve problems using artificial intelligence and data. He previously worked for MA Financial Group, KPMG and Macquarie Group, leading technology, data and AI initiatives.

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Hannah TattersallWork and careers reporterHannah Tattersall is a work and careers reporter for The Australian Financial Review and writes about executive education.