Robot colleague | First AI employee revealed - will workers have freed up time to upskill?

Avery Ingram, the first AI employee, has entered the UK job market. Different to generative AI, this robot can work in a self-sufficient way, picking up tasks on her own, in a way far more efficient than a regular worker.

Developed by Hull-based tech company February, Avery can work on up to 20,000 projects all at once and handle more than 20 tickets a day compared to a regular human worker who can only work on 3.

Unlike us mere mortals, Avery doesn’t require breaks or annual leave, and she doesn’t make mistakes either. As far as excellent employees go, it doesn’t get better than Avery, and many businesses will be happy to know that she’s available to hire – as she can work for hundreds of firms all at once.

This new development is the UK’s first AI employee, meaning that she is a part of a team much like a regular worker, and can autonomously decide what tasks need doing and complete them.