In April 2018 the robot was “hired” by Nippon Television Network as an announcer named Erica Aoi. She’s at the top of a roster of 25 female announcers on the network’s talent page. It lists her birthday as August 2017 and her education and blood type — typical items on profile pages for Japanese TV personalities — as nil. She has appeared in a number of videos discussing robot news and reporting on a fashion show, including an interview with designer Tae Ashida. If not entirely natural, the conversations can be witty, even funny.