A Chinese company has appointed a robot as its CEO. Tang Yu, an AI-powered virtual humanoid robot, is now the executive head of Fujian NetDragon Websoft.
Tang Yu was appointed last week in this powerful position of Fujian NetDragon Websoft, which develops and operates multiplayer online games and also creates mobile applications.
Tang Yu has become the first robot to hold an executive position in any company.
As CEO, Tang Yu will be at the forefront of the company’s ‘organizational and efficiency department’. The robot will be responsible for overseeing operations at the popular Chinese gaming and metaverse company, according to Metro.
Dr. Dejian Liu, chairman of NetDragon, stated that the company believes that the future of corporate management is AI.
Liu highlighted that the appointment of Tang Yu represents the company’s commitment to truly embrace the use of AI to “transform the way we operate our business, and ultimately drive our future strategic growth.”
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