Tim Cook is approaching retirement, and it is obvious he cannot hold this position indefinitely.
Tim has led the company since 2011 and helped it grow from a $350B company to a $4T giant. However, they are currently having a problem and are stagnating even in AI.
Many brands have their long-standing mascots (McDonald's, Mr Clean, Michelin), etc. But with the development of AI, physical forms are moving online, and AI avatars look promising in this.
On one hand, it feels less human (authentic), on the other hand, AI influencers are a "cheaper" solution.
Yesterday, @pamela_arienti mentioned that her Product Hunt launch ended up somewhere in the middle, and one of the main lessons for her is that the connections gained on the platform are much more important than the placement.