Robot was appointed by Hong-Kong venture capital firm Deep Knowledge The robot, named Vital, finds trends not immediately obvious to humans Eventually, it will get an equal vote on financial decisions made by the firm

By Ellie Zolfagharifard

Published: 11:34 EST, 19 May 2014 | Updated: 16:50 EST, 19 May 2014

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Robots have been creeping into our homes, streets and cities and soon they could be dominating our boardrooms.

In a world first, Japanese venture capital firm Deep Knowledge recently named an artificial intelligence (AI) to its board of directors.

The robot, named Vital, was chosen for its ability to pick up on market trends not immediately obvious to humans.

In a world first, Japanese venture capital firm, Deep Knowledge, recently named an artificial intelligence (AI) to its board of directors. The robot, named Vital, was chosen for its ability to pick up on market trends that are not immediately obvious to humans (pictured is a stock image of a boardroom)

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ROBOT becomes world's first artificial intelligence company director