Klarna presents quarterly results with AI CEO

Swedish fintech company Klarna this week presented an updated quarterly report with the help of an AI version of the company’s CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski.

TechCrunch reports that the presentation itself did not attract much attention online, but in the video, Klarna reveals that they used an AI avatar.

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In connection with the updated quarterly report, Klarna was careful to emphasize that AI is a driving factor behind the company’s success.

Among other things, AI will “streamline” Klarna’s workforce from around 5,000 to around 3,000 employees. Whether the same fate awaits Sebastian Siemiatkowski remains to be seen.