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Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobs
AI use is rising across industries as Chinese companies cut or restructure tens of thousands of jobs, with younger workers facing the highest unemployment.
- Rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence is reshaping China's job market as government-backed initiatives push automation across industries, displacing workers in software development, multimedia creation, and other sectors.
- Under China's 'AI Plus' initiative and its five-year plan through 2030, the government pushes AI across industries to gain technological edge, with industrial enterprise adoption jumping to 47.5% last year from 9.6% in 2024, according to IDC.
- Scriptwriter Wang Zhicheng, 32, resigned after his company laid off roughly half of its 13 writers to work independently. While AI saved time, Wang noted scripts felt "repetitive and formulaic," requiring humans as final decision makers.
- China's urban unemployment rate hovers around 5%, though rates for those aged 16 to 24 are roughly triple that. Cornell University professor Eswar Prasad warned AI could severely disrupt employment and worsen social stability.
- By 2050, China is projected to have fewer than two working-age adults supporting each retiree, compared with more than 2.5 in the U.S. Automation could partially offset this shrinking workforce, according to San Francisco Bay University professor Xuenan Cao.
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HONG KONG (AP) — Fei Zhaojun worked as a computer programmer when one day his boss asked him if artificial intelligence could replace humans in the near future in that kind of work. Two weeks later, he and...
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Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobs
Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape China's job market, supported by state policies that some economists believe might undermine the overall strength of its economy.
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Chinese workers worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI
Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape China's job market, supported by state policies that some economists believe might undermine the overall strength of its economy
·New York, United States
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