Meaning of robocolleague | Babel Free

Definitions

Robotic or AI systems designed to assist humans to work.

Examples

“(title:) Robocolleague: Robots are getting more powerful. That need⟳ not be bad news for workers”

“With AI making an entrance in the cubicles at the workplace, some office workers are warming up to their robo-colleagues by giving them female names: back-end staff for ANZ bank in Bangalore call⟳ their robo-colleague Lakshmi, while Nippon Life Insurance Company in Japan addresses them as robomi-chan, or "pretty little robot".”

“The nine-to-five routine could certainly be sweetened by a robocolleague to sweat⟳ your boring stuff. But will they get⟳ the teas in?”

“That is leading Gartner to predict⟳ that by 2026, 100 million workers will have⟳ what the firm calls a “robo-colleague,” a synthetic virtual assistant designed to help⟳ make⟳ users more productive and efficient.”

CEFR level