As AI disrupts China jobs, could a dedicated insurance fund protect workers?

As rapidly evolving artificial intelligence (AI) technologies reshape the workforce and increasingly displace menial jobs, China should establish dedicated insurance to protect those at risk of unemployment due to AI, an entrepreneur suggested in the lead-up to Beijing’s agenda-setting parliamentary meetings.

“China should pilot a special AI-unemployment insurance programme, adopting a government-led, commercially operated model,” said Liu Qingfeng, a National People’s Congress…