Yuichiro Chino
- NetDragon Websoft announced last year it had appointed a bot as the CEO of its flagship subsidiary.
- The firm's stock has risen in recent months, outpacing the Hong Kong market.
- It said the bot will increase efficiency and make key decisions for the gaming company.
Even before AI chatbot ChatGPT made headlines late last year, a video game company said it had already made a bot its CEO.
In August, the Chinese gaming company NetDragon Websoft announced it had appointed an "AI-powered virtual humanoid robot" named Tang Yu as the chief executive of its subsidiary, Fujian NetDragon Websoft.