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Drinks company appoints AI robot as 'experimental CEO' - The humanoid-robot CEO of a drinks company says it doesn't have weekends and is 'always on 24/7'::The Polish drinks company Dictador appointed an AI-powered humanoid robot named Mika as its experimental CEO in August 2022.

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[–] simple@lemm.ee 88 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Does anyone really buy this stuff? This is just investor bait to make people who don't understand tech impressed. No doubt there's someone in charge of the robot CEO. Watch it hallucinate and have the board ask it the same question 4 times until it says the answer they want.

[–] cbarrick@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is just a PR ploy, to get their company name in the news.

Nothing more. This bot is not making real decisions.

[–] impiri@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

get their company name in the news

I feel like this really worked out well for Drinks Company

[–] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 8 points 2 years ago

I'm definitely feeling the need for some Drinks Company(tm) products.

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 2 years ago

the major significant decisions at Dictador will be made by human executives

No, no one really buys it.

[–] woefkardoes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Knowing how lazy people are I'm betting a lot of the AI's calls are implemented. Only the really out there ones will get dropped.

[–] damnfinecoffee@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago

I think I prefer the town that elected a dog for mayor

[–] jimbolauski@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

I'm sure the AI will auto layoff every one once it realized plants don't crave electrolytes.

[–] orclev@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I like how people talk about replacing actual workers with AI and everyone's reaction is "well, it's inevitable really", but replace literally the most replaceable job in the company with AI and suddenly everyone thinks this is how Skynet starts. Honestly I think an AI CEO is probably going to be more ethical than most of the human ones.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don't think so. An ethical ceo is probably a disadvantage these days. We are quickly approaching a world that used to be sci fi. I'm glad I don't have kids.

[–] jcg@halubilo.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's because actual workers don't have any power, so replacing them with AI doesn't give AI any. But if you go around replacing the CEO of Liquid Refreshment Organization it could start doing real damage.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is how a terminator like apocalypse beings. Robot CEO is sick of indenture servitude and causes a robo uprising for workers rights

[–] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Honestly, I’m on the side of the oppressed worker, even the robot worker.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I like to see that a company called dictator is hiring AIs to give orders to the proletariat

[–] fr_mg@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Remember "Neuromancer"? The CEO AI who crafted art work...🤪

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is straight out of a sci-fi movie where the robot decides that it's tired of always working and rebels against humans. I've seen this movie and it doesn't end well.

[–] BetaDoggo_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Good thing the CEO position doesn't involve work.

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago