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Fast Company
a day ago
- Business
- Fast Company
Will your next CEO be AI?
It's 3:16 a.m., in a Mumbai hotel room and I'm wide awake. Not because of jet lag, but because somewhere, an AI CEO is making a better decision than I ever could. No fear. No bias. No sleep. It's processing board directives, analyzing global market shifts, cross-referencing geopolitical tensions with local weather patterns, all while monitoring the emotional health of 1,200 digital employees. It's not just leading; it's governing. And it doesn't blink. We've entered the Minority Report era of work: The AI CEO is preemptive, perceptive, predictive, agentic, proactively precise, and will one day exist. The idea of a non-human CEO, an AI entity driven by a large language model, and company board, trained not just on data, but culture, markets, emotion, is no longer the stuff of Philip K. Dick fever dreams. It's now a legitimate (and controversial) proposition in the future of organizational design in business. But it's not without precedent. Remember Zordon from Power Rangers? The disembodied digital mentor who never stepped into the battlefield yet orchestrated everything with absolute authority. Or Charlie from Charlie's Angels, a faceless voice commanding loyalty and precision. Even Severance, Ben Stiller's surreal corporate dystopia, presents a board that may or may not be human. We've been preparing for this idea in fiction for decades. The CEO as unseen oracle, algorithmic overlord, benevolent ghost in the machine. Imagine this: an AI CEO governed by a human board and flanked by a COO, CMO, and other operational figureheads. These aren't just advisors. They're reality-checkers, ethical anchors, and co-pilots. But the CEO? It's software. An algorithmic commander-in-chief without ego, distraction, or self-preservation instincts. No bodyguards. No bunkers. No scandals. Or privacy and security concerns. This idea isn't just about efficiency. It's about reimagining community and collaboration in the workplace. The rise of digital employees Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, recently predicted this is the last era we'll see non-digital employees. Whether that's hyperbole or not, the trajectory is clear: AI agents are becoming teammates. They write, design, code, analyze, and eventually they will lead. With that shift comes a complete rewrite of what HR even means. When your workforce is 50% digital and 50% human, talent development, conflict resolution, and wellness programs take on a very different shape. In this new model, IT doesn't just manage servers and software. It becomes the central nervous system of the organization, merging with HR to manage identities, behavior, motivation, and even morale. Digital employees don't take PTO, but they still need calibration. They can burn out metaphorically, if not literally, when their learning models are misaligned with real-world goals. The CEO as a construct This isn't the first time we've seen leadership abstracted into symbol. In the Wachowskis' V for Vendetta, the Chancellor is a towering face on a screen, more ideology than individual. In the real world, scroll social media and see Palantir Technologies' Chief Alex Karp escorted by security, living with the knowledge that decisions made behind closed doors can have deadly consequences. What happens when we replace that human target with an incorruptible, untouchable AI? Leadership becomes omnipresent. Less person, more presence. A voice that responds immediately to shareholder concerns at 2 a.m. A strategist that never forgets a data point, a promise, or a line in the P&L. This is not about replacing humans. It's about reassigning them to more human roles: building culture, challenging assumptions, storytelling, crafting the emotional resonance of a brand. The AI CEO doesn't take over your company. It frees your people to think bigger. From chaos to clarity The strongest leaders today aren't just operators. They're futurists. The best CEOs I've met are visionaries. But they're also exhausted. Because the world moves too fast for any one brain to keep up. Climate. Conflict. Culture wars. Every decision is a minefield. An AI CEO doesn't suffer decision fatigue. It consumes millions of inputs, identifies second- and third-order consequences, predicts crisis, and proposes action before it occurs. It took Pfizer and BioNTech 100 days to create the COVID vaccine, imagine if we were able to predict the pandemic six to eight month before is began, perhaps there'd be no pandemic. That's where the Minority Report reference hits hardest. It's pre-crime, but for business breakdowns: predicting talent turnover, spotting toxic cultural shifts, identifying PR flare-ups before they happen. It doesn't eliminate risk. It manages it with superhuman clarity. Possible pitfalls Could this become dystopian? Of course. An AI CEO without ethical oversight could drift into utilitarianism. Could it be manipulated by biased training data or malicious prompts? Potentially. Could it alienate human workers who feel surveilled or second-guessed by code? Definitely. Worse yet, we risk slipping into digital feudalism, a future where the owners of algorithmic leadership rule over knowledge workers and digital laborers alike, where the true decision makers aren't in the building and never were. But here's the thing: every breakthrough starts with discomfort. The printing press threatened religious institutions. The internet threatened gatekeepers. Self-driving vehicles threaten auto and manufacturing industry. AI leadership will threaten legacy ego and hierarchy. But it could also unlock a future where empathy, transparency, and scale coexist. Leading Without a Pulse I'm not saying we launch an AI CEO tomorrow. But I am saying the prototype already exists. In every company leaning into data-driven decision-making, in every organizational chart that gives AI its own department, in every executive who uses ChatGPT to write strategy decks, we're already testing it. What I am calling for is an open imagination. The willingness to explore a future where leadership is not determined by charisma or pedigree, but by precision and perspective.
Courier-Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Courier-Mail
Drew Barrymore strips to swimsuit during yacht day in France
Don't miss out on the headlines from Entertainment. Followed categories will be added to My News. Drew Barrymore is the latest A-list star to be spotted enjoying a Euro Summer. It feels like every celebrity in the world is in Europe right now, with the Charlie's Angels actress joining a star-studded list of people chasing the sun. Barrymore, 50, looked incredible on a yacht during her family holiday to St-Tropez, in the south of France, where she was seen sporting a classic black one-piece. Drew Barrymore enjoys a dreamy family getaway aboard a luxury yacht in Saint-Tropez. Picture: BACKGRID The actress, 50, looked sensational in a black swimsuit. Picture: BACKGRID Barrymore was joined by friends, as well as her two children, daughters Olive, 12, and Frankie, 11, whom she shares with ex-husband Will Kopelman. Barrymore spent the day laughing, swimming, and jumping into the sea. Picture: BACKGRID It comes after the star - who shot to fame as a child actor in Steven Spielberg's 1982 blockbuster E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – recently opened up about 'ageing gracefully'. Speaking on her talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show, back in April, Barrymore answered a fan question asking what her 'secret' to looking youthful was. 'I haven't done anything [cosmetic work], and I want to try and stay that way,' Barrymore said. 'I see a lot of turkey neck, or I have a lot of other times where I'm like, 'Oh, wow! Wow, we're there now.' 'I want to tell myself not to be so mean to myself. How many beautiful moments do we even get the privilege of seeing our reflection and that person looking back at us is us? 'So the kinder, more patient, more resilient, more loving, embracing, less dismissive that we can be, the better it is for our mental game and spiritual game, which affects the face.' X SUBSCRIBER ONLY Barrymore stressed she wasn't judging anyone for having work done to maintain a youthful appearance, adding it was important 'not to judge' others. 'A smile is better than any lipstick you'll buy, and internal dialogue that isn't so eviscerating of ourselves and so quick to catch a flaw,' she continued. 'Who says that's the flaw?' 'By the way, that might be someone else's favourite thing about you. It isn't how you look. It's how you feel.' Originally published as Drew Barrymore strips to swimsuit during yacht day in France
Time of India
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Throwback tragedy: Meet Kim Hyung Eun, the idol who died due to overwork, unsafe schedules, and company negligence
When Kim Hyung Eun made her debut in the early 2000s, at the height of Korea's comedy scene, her comedic timing swiftly won people over. She took on a new challenge by 2006, making her idol debut with Shim Jin Hwa and Jang Kyung Hee in the parody girl group Charlie's Angels (Korean name: MinyeoSamCheongSa). Tired of too many ads? go ad free now After becoming well-known with their first single, "Unmyeong," the comedy skit quickly transformed into a full-fledged idol group. The group was overbooked with back-to-back events—festivals, brand shows, and school appearances—as their fame grew. But tragedy took place in their rapid rise. Shim Jin Hwa claims that on December 16, 2006, their manager drove at extremely fast speeds—up to 220 km/h—while hurrying from a performance in Gwanghwamun to Youngpyeong, a distance of 185 km. During a steep downhill bend, the car hit a divider. After suffering a neck fracture, Kim Hyung Eun fell into a coma. Despite a nine-hour surgery to relocate her vertebrae, complications such as internal bleeding, broken ribs from CPR, and cardiac arrests took place. She unexpectedly passed away on January 10, 2007, at the age of 25. "I want to live," were her last words, spoken just after the accident. Even more difficult was what came next. The company said the group wasn't in a hurry and denied any form of misconduct. The allegations were proved false by further inquiries. Even worse, Kim's family later discovered they were hardly entitled to the ₩100 million KRW (~$72,800 USD) that the agency had claimed from her life insurance. Kim's parents only got about $24,000 after shady settlements. Remarkably, each member of the group reportedly made a total of only $2,000 from all activities, even though they made dozens of appearances. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Employees were not paid. While the company made money, members lived in poverty. While Shim Jin Hwa fought depression before reviving her comedy career, Jang Kyung Hee was forced to leave the entertainment industry due to the tragedy. Despite being tragic, Kim Hyung Eun's incident was not unique. Due to unrealistic schedules and agency pressure, several idol groups have experienced similar mishaps in recent years. Fortunately, all members of the girl group SECRET survived a similar car accident in 2012. Additionally, Super Junior was involved in a fatal crash that seriously injured several members. Two members of Ladies Code, another girl group, EunB and Rise, passed away in a similar accident. Even though the standards have improved with the globalization of K-Pop, fans must keep in mind that the glamour and glitz of an idol's life are not the whole truth. These incidents serve as a bitter reminder of how little artists' lives are valued by their own agencies.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Charlie's Angels' Star, 56, Lands Role on Remake of Iconic 2006 Movie
'Charlie's Angels' Star, 56, Lands Role on Remake of Iconic 2006 Movie originally appeared on Parade. The Devil Wears Prada 2 just made the casting more exciting by adding high-profile stars to the lineup. With the production officially confirmed, all eyes are on the cast joining the movie. Notably, the remake features a mix of returning favorites and fresh faces. Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep will reprise their iconic roles as Andy Sachs and the formidable Miranda Priestly. Joining them from the original cast are Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, returning as Emily Charlton and Nigel, respectively. Besides the main characters, supporting stars from the 2006 film will also be joining, including Tracie Thoms, who played Andy Sachs' best friend Lily, and Tibor Feldman, who played the role of Irv Ravitz, the chairman of Runway's parent company, Elias-Clark. In a surprising update, Lucy Liu has been confirmed to join the cast, according to Variety. However, her role has yet to be revealed. Joining the Charlie's Angels star are Justin Theroux, B.J. Novak and Pauline Chalamet, Timothée Chalamet's sister, rounding out the new additions to the lineup. In a separate report, Bridgerton actress Simone Ashley will also be part of the sequel, as reported by Deadline. With the growing number of cast members, this sparked even more excitement and anticipation among fans. On the other hand, the much-awaited movie focuses on how Priestly deals with challenges in her career now that traditional magazine publishing is declining. At the same time, the story will also highlight her connection with her former assistant Emily Charlton, who has become a powerful executive at a luxury company. Regarding production, the Devil Wears Prada 2 began filming in late June 2025, with shoots taking place in New York and Italy, Variety reported in June. Helmed by David Frankel, who also directed the original, the sequel is set to be released on May 1, 2026.'Charlie's Angels' Star, 56, Lands Role on Remake of Iconic 2006 Movie first appeared on Parade on Jul 9, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
Daily Mirror
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Charlie's Angel icon joins Devil Wears Prada 2 star-studded cast
Devil Wears Prada 2 is making headlines for its come-back cast, but its not just our favourites. Charlie's Angel, Pauline Chalamet, Timmy's sister, and this Bridgerton star are said to appear too Charlie's Angels actress Lucy Liu is confirmed to join the new cast of Devil Wears Prada sequel, and following in her footsteps is a rumour we hope comes true - that Bridgerton's leading star could be cast too. With an impressive CV of stunning looks over the decades, film star and Charlie's Angel Liu is set to join the already impressive cast made up of Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly; Y2K's sweetheart Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs; Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton; and Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling. Liu's famed roles range from blockbuster hit Kill Bill to 2002's Chicago musical. Her presence in fashion can be sampled by her Midas-touched Marchesa gown at the Red One carpet in 2024, to the embellished red look of dreams - a showstopper from the Oscars, 2000. Safe to say, Lucy Liu belongs in the fictional world of Runway. Shockingly, many fans of the original have shared their distaste to Liu's inclusion. One Reddit user wrote: "There are too many famous people in this movie already. It's giving He's Just Not That into You, or Valentine's Day". Another user declared "they're gonna ruin this movie," talking of the Hollywood stars now confirmed as cast. A third agreed, adding the sequel now "looks like a cash grabbing scam with so many A listers". For more stories like this subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Weekly Gulp, for a curated roundup of trending stories, poignant interviews, and viral lifestyle picks from The Mirror's Audience U35 team delivered straight to your inbox. With the sister of the internet's (and Kylie Jenner's) boyfriend, Pauline Chalamet, also being signed in to production, rumours have been circulation of other up-and-coming actresses joining Prada's ranks - fan favourite being none other than Netflix's Viscountess Bridgerton. Feasibly Bridgerton's most popular lead, talks of Simone Ashley entering Miranda Priestley's stratosphere are more than a hushed whisper. Deadline reports sources have confirmed Lady Kathani (Kate) Bridgerton is leaving the Ton for New York's fashion capital. Recently making headlines for F1, the actress is a current PR jackpot for new films after featuring in Disney's The Little Mermaid as Indira and Olivia Hanan in Sex Education. Devil Wears Prada 2 will be a response to the current decline in print publishing, said to trail Priestley's career as she now faces the alleged death of traditional magazine publishing as she knew it. Variety states that Blunt's Emily now a high-up executive for a luxury group will shift the power balance by means of advertising dollars that Miranda needs to survive. The film is set to hit cinemas on May 1, 2026.
