What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to explore the business model of ECHO, focusing on its revenue and royalty distribution.

March 28, 2026Open Access

ECHO: A Royalty-Based AI Dialogue Platform — Full Business Model Architecture

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The aim is to explore the business model of ECHO, focusing on its revenue and royalty distribution.
Developed the complete business model architecture
Outlined revenue mechanics and royalty distribution system
Analyzed market positioning and scalability design
Established the philosophical foundation of ECHO
Introduced the Hikari Currency economic model
Facilitated measurable economic value from emotional expression
Created an automated royalty payment system for creators

Abstract

ECHO is a dialogue-based AI platform in which fans interact with AI representations of artists, philosophers, and thinkers. Each dialogue generates Hikari (光貨) — a virtue-based value unit — and a royalty payment flows automatically to the original creator. This paper presents the complete business model architecture of ECHO: revenue mechanics, royalty distribution system, market positioning, scalability design, and philosophical foundation. ECHO represents the first practical implementation of the Hikari Currency (光貨) economic model, transforming human emotional expression into measurable economic value.

ECHO: A Royalty-Based AI Dialogue Platform — Full Business Model Architecture

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