Beijing ¨C China¡¯s scramble to adopt artificial intelligence will spawn new jobs and propel the world¡¯s second largest economy, say policymakers and company executives, as they play down growing global fears that the technology could stunt employment.
Plans unveiled at the opening of parliament¡¯s annual session last week go all-in on AI, detailing ambitions to offset an aging workforce and long-term economic slowdown through the technology¡¯s ¡°job-creation¡± effect over the next five years.
¡°For now, advancing AI adoption and capability appears to be a higher policy priority than preemptively addressing potential job displacement,¡± said Shujing He, senior analyst at consultancy Plenum.
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