‘AI Marxism’: How China Is Handling the AI Revolution

“AI马克思主义”：中国如何应对人工智能革命

The NYT argues China may have an edge in managing AI’s social fallout. After Wuhan taxi drivers protested driverless cabs, Beijing quickly suppressed the outcry but also accelerated policy—its five-year plan now pledges to cushion AI’s job impact. Scholars are developing ‘AI Marxism’ to debate who creates value when machines do the work. The most concrete signal: a Hangzhou court ruled in April that firing an employee after replacing them with AI software is illegal, stating technology should ‘liberate labor.’ The piece contrasts China’s state-driven, job-preserving approach with a US model that lets companies pursue superintelligence largely unchecked. The post does not disclose specific unemployment figures or a timeline for the proposed ‘AI unemployment insurance.’