Could AI personas attend your work meetings for you? One tech CEO says yes — and by the end of the year

• AI avatars may be able to attend work meetings for you by the end of the year, Otter's CEO says.
• The tech CEO says the avatars will be able to act, talk, and problem-solve like specific workers. 
• Digital work personas could save time and boost productivity — though are not without challenges.

White-collar employees may be wondering whether they really need to attend all their scheduled meetings. Sam Liang, the CEO of Otter — who says he has up to 10 meetings a day — also wondered that exact thing.