China’s cabinet, the State Council, urged government agencies to effectively mitigate job displacement caused by artificial intelligence applications, according to guidelines issued on Friday on AI and employment.
- Authorities should improve their systems for monitoring employment risks linked to AI and develop contingency plans for responding to such risks, the guidelines say
- The government should provide support for job transitions and re-employment when it comes to AI projects that could cause significant disruption to the job market, the guidelines say
- The guidelines call for enhancing AI’s positive effects on employment, such as creating new job opportunities and improving job quality
- The government should offer targeted career guidance, skills training and job recommendations to workers displaced by AI, according to the guidelines
- The guidelines also call for regulating the application of AI in human-resources management and addressing illegal practices stemming from the misuse of algorithms, such as discrimination, fraudulent recruitment and privacy infringement
(Reporting by Yukun Zhang, Xiuhao Chen and Andrew Silver; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise and Xevi Fontdegloria)
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Reuters
