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When a robot gets a seat in the boardroom

This regular guest at software firm Salesforce's senior-level meetings is consulted to correct error-prone humans; effects of automation on workforce is a key topic for leaders now

    Published Sun, Jan 28, 2018 · 09:50 PM

    Davos

    MARC Benioff, chief executive of the software company Salesforce, consults a regular guest at his senior-level meetings: a robot that doesn't hesitate to correct error-prone humans, he told an audience in Davos last week.

    The artificial intelligence (AI) robot, called Einstein, has had a seat at the table for about a year.

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