Commentary
This rapidly rising trend of replacing humans in China with humanoids is disturbing at best—and unimaginably dystopian at worst.
Thinking About China
Opinion
Of Humans and Humanoids in China
The CCP is accelerating the widespread integration of AI-driven robots throughout Chinese society.
Workers carry humanoid robot Jia Jia, created by a team of engineers from the University of Science and Technology of China, following a presentation at a conference in Shanghai on Jan. 9, 2017. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
James Gorrie
Author
James R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.
