"China is struggling with persistently high youth unemployment with 17% of people aged 16 to 24 unable to find work, according to the latest data. Kyle Chan, a fellow at the Brookings Institution who studies China's technology and industrial policy, said there were signs of a shift in Beijing's approach to job losses caused by AI. Previously, Chinese policymakers seemed to downplay these risks. Official messaging on AI f"
A worker named Zhou joined a tech company in Hangzhou in 2022 as a quality assurance supervisor overseeing large language models used in AI products. The company later said AI could perform his job and offered him a demotion and a 40% pay cut. When he refused, the company fired him. Zhou challenged the dismissal, and the Hangzhou intermediate people’s court ruled the firing was improper. The court ordered compensation of 260,000 yuan. The case drew attention as an example of balancing rapid AI adoption with job security amid high youth unemployment. State media framed the ruling as reassurance for labor rights protection in an automation era, while surveys show strong public excitement about AI in China.
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