Seriously. Don't get rich older folks that are like "yeah, I want to slave over a company 24x7". May be the same obsessive traits that got them to exec positions but logically seems dumb. Dude could drop from a heart attack any time. Even if he makes it, you have maybe 10-15 years left of enough mobility to do a lot of types of travelling. The world is rapidly on its way to burning (figuratively and literally). 1000 reasons to maximize the little time he has to enjoy being on this earth and this is what he wants to do?
Also, seems laughably stupid to base anything in your company on a chinese AI product. Countdown to it being banned in 3..2...