Thinking About China
Opinion

Will AI Answer for China’s Economic Needs? Yes and No.

China’s recent five-year plan recognized its demographic problem. The preferred solution, AI, leaves much to be desired.
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Will AI Answer for China’s Economic Needs? Yes and No.
Cutting edge applications of artificial intelligence are seen on display at the Artificial Intelligence Pavilion of Zhangjiang Future Park during a state organized media tour in Shanghai, China, on June 18, 2021. Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images
Milton Ezrati
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Many in China—inside and outside government—look to artificial intelligence (AI) as an answer to the country’s demographic problem.

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Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati
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Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is “Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live.”