NetDragon Websoft, a Hong Kong-based online gaming firm with $2.1B in annual revenue, appointed a virtual robot powered by artificial intelligence as its CEO last August. Since then, the company has outperformed Hong Kong’s stock market. As AI tools become more robust, automation experts have predicted that 45m workers could lose their jobs to automation by 2030. Despite the potential of AI to disrupt the labor market, NetDragon Websoft’s appointment of a virtual robot as CEO has proven to be successful.
