Robots are taking over–starting in the boardroom

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This image may be what future board meetings look like.

We’re officially one step closer to the Singularity. A firm in Hong Kong has willingly embraced its robot overlord–and voluntarily placed it in a position of power.

You can read more about it here: A Hong Kong firm has just named a robot to its board of directors.

If the robots can run the company, and the robots can manufacture the products, and the robots can automate delivery of the products, we can all stay home and watch re-runs of The Office.