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Nicholas Gordon

CEOs share how AI is shaking up the workforce—including an instance of 'robots outcompeting humans in real time'

(Credit: Rebecca Greenfield for Fortune)

An early instance of AI surpassing its human counterparts can perhaps be found in an unexpected place: China’s livestreaming platforms. 

Startups in China can now develop digital avatars using just a few minutes of footage, with the results being nearly as good as a human streamer, Rodney Zemmel, senior partner at McKinsey & Company, explained during a lunchtime session on AI’s potential at the Fortune Global Forum in New York. (The session was sponsored by McKinsey).

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