As employment pressures grow, China turns to AI to create new jobs and upgrade traditional roles

– China is confident it can keep employment stable over the next five years and is studying how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to create new jobs and upgrade traditional roles, a top Chinese official said on March 7, even as uncertainties in the labour market grow. Acknowledging that the rapid development of AI is having a profound impact on employment and has drawn widespread attention, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping assured the public that stabilising employment is a key priority for Beijing. “Employment is a family matter and even more so a national matter,” said…