AI is empowering Chinese employers far more than employees

Data collection restrictions must cover workplaces, not just consumers

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A programmer in Beijing: Productivity gains from AI are not translating into better job satisfaction or improved working conditions.  © Reuters

Nikki Sun is an academy associate with the Digital Society Initiative of Chatham House, an international affairs think tank in London, and program manager for the AI Governance Initiative at Oxford University.

In recent years, discussion around artificial intelligence has centered in large part on worries about the displacement of workers as well as the technology's potential to boost productivity. What has escaped scrutiny is the way AI is shifting power dynamics in the workplace.

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