Upstart Japanese party Path to Rebirth unveiled plans earlier this week to install a chatbot penguin as its “AI leader,” after disappointing election results prompted its founder to give up the helm.
Human candidate Koki Okumura won the ensuing leadership race, but the doctoral student – who specializes in AI research – announced at a press conference earlier this week that he has another plan.
“The new leader will be AI,” the 25-year-old student at Kyoto University declared, while describing himself as its assistant.
“The party will entrust decision-making to AI.”
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