JD.com CEO Predicts AI Will Replace 700,000 Delivery Workers
Richard Liu, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, stated that artificial intelligence will eventually replace all 700,000 of the company's blue-collar delivery workers. He expressed a desire for these workers to be 'white-collarized' as AI technology advances.
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The founder of China's Amazon wants his 700,000 blue-collar workers to be 'white-collarized' in time for AI
JD.com founder Richard Liu said he would retrain his 700,000 delivery workers as robots take over manual delivery tasks. VCG/VCG via Getty Images China's e-commerce tycoon said he plans to turn his gig workers into white-collar workers. JD.com founder Richard Liu said robots would take over the manual delivery work. He said human workers will be needed to repair the robots, which can be done from offices. The founder of China's Amazon equivalent said his 700,000 blue-collar delivery workers...
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JD CEO Warns 700,000 Delivery Workers Will Be Replaced By Robots "Sooner Or Later" The founder of China's largest e-commerce and logistics companies fired off a warning shot to hundreds of thousands of delivery workers that the rise of automation and AI adoption in the last-mile will result in hundreds of thousands of job losses "sooner or later." Richard Liu, founder and chair of JD.com, told the audience at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Forum in Beijing on Sunday...
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