Cyber & Technology March 23, 2026 381 stories in this edition

Why China’s AI automation push is a risky social experiment

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Emma Zang
Why China’s AI automation push is a risky social experiment

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China is betting artificial intelligence will solve its labour shortage, as policymakers ramp up a nationwide push to deploy AI and robotics across the economy. But it may be worsening a different problem: the erosion of stable jobs for young workers. China’s push has accelerated investment in industrial automation, installing more than half of the world’s robots in 2024 alone and doubling down on AI-enabled producti...

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China is betting artificial intelligence will solve its labour shortage, as policymakers ramp up a nationwide push to deploy AI and robotics across the economy. But it may be worsening a different problem: the erosion of...

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