Polish drinks company Dictador made headlines earlier this year by appointing a humanoid robot named Mika as its “experimental CEO”.
Created by Hanson Robotics, the company famous for the humanoid robot Sophia, Mika was hailed as the “first AI human-like robot CEO” of a global firm. The robot claimed to be “on 24/7, ready to make executive decisions and stir up some AI magic.”
Fox Business reporter Lauren Simonetti interviewed Mika and discovered a “significant delay” in the robot’s responses. Public opinion in New York City was divided, with some showing compassion for the robot CEO, while others argued that robots didn’t require respect as they were just machines.
Nevertheless, as machine learning systems continue to advance, replacing human executives with AI is gaining traction.
A survey found that 40 percent of respondents believed it made sense to replace CEOs with AI, particularly for tasks like employee terminations, which AI would handle without hesitation.
While AI CEOs might be a novel concept today, they could become a more accepted part of the corporate landscape as AI technology continues to develop.
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