Zoom founder Eric Yuan wants ‘digital twins’ to attend meetings for you so you can ‘go to the beach’ instead

You’ll only need to work three days a week because your digital twin will do 90% of your work, Yuan added. — Bloomberg/Getty Images/NYT

There’s probably a million places you’d rather be than stuck in meetings – and Zoom’s founder and CEO Eric Yuan gets this. So he’s working on an AI avatar, or “digital twin” as he calls it, that can do your drudge work while you enjoy life.

“What we are doing now, it’s really looking at your entire schedule, how to leverage Zoom Workplace to help you out,” Yuan told The Verge. “Essentially, you can leave Zoom Workplace, and Zoom Workplace can help you get most of your work done, right? That’s our pitch.”