‘Mika’ Is The ‘World’s First’ Humanoid Robot To Be CEO Of A Global Company
Image via Dictador
The future is female… and artificially intelligent.
Dictador, a Polish rum maker, is shattering the people-dominated corporate structure by appointing a humanoid robot named ‘Mika’ as the “world’s first” to head a global company as CEO.
Mika was developed in conjunction with Hanson Robotics, the inventor of Sophia, who’s known as the world’s first robot citizen. Identified as female, Mika is said to be “more advanced” than her famous sister.
As Dictador’s CEO and board member, Mika takes charge of communication with the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) on behalf of the company. The contract to seal her role took effect on September 1, 2022, so she’s been running Dictador for well over a year.
Mika’s appointment supposedly underscores the rum brand’s commitment to embracing new technology and injecting innovation into a traditionally conservative industry.
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Being an experimental, year-old CEO, however, some growing pains are evident with Mika, as noted during a recent interview with Fox Business’s Lauren Simonetti, where a “significant delay” in her responses was observed by the reporter.
During the Mornings with Maria show, Hanson Robotics CEO David Hanson emphasized the importance of humanizing artificial intelligence, stressing his belief that it is a critical step in ensuring the landscape’s safety and effectiveness as humans and robots continue to collaborate in the future.
Mika’s list of accomplishments as a girl boss is only set to grow. Last month, she was named an Honorary Professor at Collegium Humanum in Warsaw, Poland, during its 2023/24 inauguration.
[via Futurism and Fox Business, cover image via Dictador]
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