NetDragon Websoft is a Chinese company that makes applications for mobile and also operates multiplayer online games.
Tang Yu, the humanoid robot, will be leading the operations at China's NetDragon Websoft, making her the first robot to hold an executive role in a business, in an unparalleled move. The female robot CEO will streamline process flow, enhance the quality of work tasks, and improve the speed of execution, the company informed. It further said that the robot would help the company make rational decision-making in daily operations and enable a more effective risk management system.
NetDragon Websoft is a Chinese company that makes applications for mobile and also operates multiplayer online games. It has appointed the humanoid robot as the chief executive officer to oversee the work of the company's principal subsidiary - Fujian NetDragon Websoft. It is not a customary position, but the virtual CEO is placed on a fully functional executive duty to lead a USD 10 billion organization.
Talking about the appointment, Dr. Dejian Liu, Chairman of NetDragon said, "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." The company states that the robot will even perform tasks that are very subjective and need a human touch.