I Called Klarna's New AI Hotline to Talk to the Company's 'CEO' — Here's What Happened

CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski’s blunt truths about Klarna’s AI-first future

The Scene“Sorry if I’m being blunt,” says Sebastian Siemiatkowski as he explains why he delegated Klarna’s last financial results announcement to an AI-generated version of himself. But “I have yet to meet a CEO that’s excited about the quarterly earnings reports and calls with investors.”The Swedish payments company’s co-founder and CEO doesn’t fear his avatar replacing him any time soon, but says even executives may yet find themselves in the …

Klarna's AI CEO hotline explains how it uses artificial intelligence for human jobs

Klarna users can chat with its AI CEO on the phone.SUPANTHA MUKHERJEE/REUTERSKlarna is all in on AI, so much so that it made a chatbot of its CEO to take customer service calls.The AI said it handles routine queries, freeing up human workers to focus on complex issues.We called up the chatbot to pick its artificial brain about AI.Klarna's CEO, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, believes artificial intelligence is capable of doing all our jobs. His new cha…

I Called Klarna's New AI Hotline to Talk to the Company's 'CEO' — Here's What Happened

Klarna is offering an AI hotline to gather customer feedback using a voice clone of CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski. I tried calling the AI hotline — here's how it went.

Klarna Unveils AI Hotline with CEO Digital Clone

In a bold move that underscores the rapid integration of artificial intelligence into corporate operations, Klarna, the Swedish fintech giant, has launched an AI-powered phone hotline featuring a digital clone of its CEO, Sebastian Siemiatkowski. This innovative tool, designed to field customer feedback and answer questions about the company’s vision, marks a new frontier in how businesses leverage AI to personalize interactions at scale. Accord…

Klarna CEO - AI to Tank Economy, Boasts of AI Hotline

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski warns that AI will kill jobs and trigger a recession—right before talking to customers on an AI hotline.Klarna’s CEO Thinks AI Might Wreck the EconomyIf you’ve ever worried that artificial intelligence (AI) is coming for your job, congratulations—you’ve got something in common with Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski. In recent comments, Siemiatkowski didn’t mince words: AI is slashing jobs at such speed, it mig…