AI-powered humanoid robot named CEO of company in China

Ms. Tang Yu, an AI-powered virtual humanoid robot, has been named the rotating CEO of Fujian NetDragon Websoft, a flagship subsidiary of NetDragon Websoft, a technology company in China that develops mobile applications and also runs a multiplayer online gaming platform in China.

In this role, Tang Yu, an AI-powered virtual humanoid robot, will improve task quality, process efficiency, and execution speed. Tang Yu will also serve as a real-time data hub, analytical tool support, and platform for making more sensible decisions about everyday operations and risk management.

What’s more intriguing is that the company anticipates Tang Yu will play a significant role in identifying talent and maintaining a fair and effective environment for workers, both of which require for a human touch. This action by NetDragon Websoft demonstrates the company’s desire and conviction that AI can revolutionise business management and raise operational effectiveness to a new level.

“We believe AI is the future of corporate management, and our appointment of Ms. Tang Yu represents our commitment to truly embrace the use of AI to transform the way we operate our business, and ultimately drive our future strategic growth. Looking forward, we will continue to expand on our algorithms behind Tang Yu to build an open, interactive and highly transparent management model as we gradually transform to a metaverse-based working community, which will enable us to attract a much broader base of talents worldwide and put us in a position to achieve bigger goals,” says Dejian Liu, Chairman, NetDragon.

The hiring of Tang Yu marks a crucial step in the company’s transformation into a “Metaverse organisation” and emphasises its “AI + management” strategy.