China’s rapid AI adoption raises job-loss fears as young workers face the biggest pressure
- China’s rapid AI adoption is boosting productivity but raising fears of job losses, especially among young workers.
- AI use among Chinese industrial firms jumped from under 10% in 2024 to nearly half in 2025, IDC data shows.
- Robots are increasingly handling parcel sorting, food delivery and other tasks previously performed by workers.
- China’s urban unemployment is about 5%, while joblessness among 16–24-year-olds outside education is nearly three times higher.
Source: ap7am.com
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