China’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping on Saturday said the nation’s government is mulling measures to actively harness AI in creating new job opportunities and empowering traditional jobs. A government announcement states Wang’s ministry “will continue to intensify efforts in developing new professions, focusing on areas such as new quality productive forces, new consumption hotspots, and services for public wellbeing.” However, a report in Japanese outlet Nikkei quoted Wang as saying “Currently, artificial intelligence is developing rapidly, which has a profoun