The CEO has just been appointed to lead operations at the popular Chinese gaming and metaverse business.
By the way, she’s a robot. Seriously.
NetDragon Websoft introduced “Ms. Tang Yu” – the world’s first chief executive officer and she is a humanoid which means electrical impulses and digital codes flow in her veins, instead of blood.
The robot has been appointed as the CEO of the company’s principal subsidiary, Fujian NetDragon Websoft Co., Ltd.
As CEO, Ms. Tang Yu will be busy. For starters, she will be at the forefront of the company’s “organizational and efficiency department.”
Dr. Dejian Liu, chairman of NetDragon, disclosed in a recent interview that the company is optimistic and excited about AI’s future in corporate management – especially about their new “boss.”
The Metaverse just got weirder
According to the company, AI could be used in this industry for unprecedented production and efficiency.
This employment is expected to enhance the quality of work and optimize the company’s workflow. It is also part of NetDragon’s initiative to merge metaverse into its workplace.
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Dr. Liu further stated that the humanoid would serve as a real-time data hub for the organization and a decision-making analytical tool. Additionally, the corporation stated that this AI will play an important role in risk management.
NetDragon plans to improve the system. The eventual transition to a “metaverse-based working community” may become a very real possibility as algorithm improvements are implemented in the next few years.
Considering the prevalence of Skynet and Terminator (the movie series) jokes on the internet when news of the robot being appointed as CEO broke out, one may ask what impact this may have on companies worldwide.
Global Metaverse Market Balloons
Global metaverse sales are expected to reach $280 billion in 2025. With investors such as Microsoft and Epic Games, that’s a lot of money. Local Chinese enterprises are likewise interested in entering the metaverse.
Earlier this year, companies such as Alibaba, Bytedance and Tencent stated their intention to pour in huge amount of money on the metaverse.
Although the metaverse is a worldwide concept that combines the actual and digital worlds, China’s metaverse may differ significantly from its Western counterpart. The regulation of crypto assets in China is very strict.
They have made cryptocurrency transactions illegal before the Chinese government, and they continue to take a strong stand against them.
Robots are now more important than ever. Image: Giant Freakin Robot.
Terminator Vibe Is Real
Beijing may be able to exploit the Chinese metaverse, which is a relatively new concept in corporate business.
Artificial intelligence in high-ranking corporate executives: One can ponder whether this would result in human prosperity — or existential nightmare.
As a child, watching the Terminator movies helped us all to see how artificial intelligence and robotics could go horribly wrong.
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