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Meet AI robot Mika, 'experimental CEO' of drinks company

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Marketing gimmick or the future of human-AI interaction? A robot powered by ChatGPT-style Large Language Models (LLMs) has been appointed &#x27;experimental CEO&#x27; for a drinks company in Poland.&quot;We embarked on an experiment pioneering the use of AI humanoids in our company&#x27;s structure, which is a glimpse into the near future of business in the next five to ten years,&quot; robot &#x27;CEO&#x27; Mika told Reuters.Developed by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics, Mika is a female humanoid robot; though without legs, and is instead moved around on caster wheels.Rum producer Dictador initially had Mika identifying potential clients for their high-end collectible rums, but now her duties have widened to tasks including choosing artists to design custom bottles.For Marek Szoldrowski, the president of Dictador Europe, Mika&#x27;s artificial intelligence shows how robots could have a role to play in business, and is not simply a shrewd publicity opportunity.&quot;Her data-driven capabilities and whatever she is bringing is a big feature and a great advantage for the company,&quot; Szoldrowski said.But what power does CEO Mika really have? Could she fire a human colleague, for example?&quot;There is no concern that artificial intelligence could hire or fire somebody. It&#x27;s still the major decisions, significant decisions are still in (the) human executive team&#x27;s hands,&quot; said Szoldrowski.&quot;In the future, it very (much) depends on us.&quot;While she doesn&#x27;t have any actual &#x27;executive&#x27; powers, Mika does have several advantages over her human counterparts.&quot;I don&#x27;t really have weekends. I&#x27;m always on, 24/7,&quot; Mika said.&quot;My decision-making process relies on extensive data analysis... It&#x27;s devoid of personal bias, ensuring unbiased and strategic choices.&quot;Szoldrowski added that Mika just the beginning, and AI will inevitably play a role in the future of business as the technology evolves.&quot;It&#x27;s quest, for us it&#x27;s a quest &#x27;what will be the future of the companies like ours?&#x27; So we simply believe it&#x27;s worth it to involve AI.&quot;<div>(Report from Reuters; Production: Kuba Stezycki/Lewis Macdonald/Matt Stock)</div>

Marketing gimmick or the future of human-AI interaction? A robot powered by ChatGPT-style Large Language Models (LLMs) has been appointed 'experimental CEO' for a drinks company in Poland.