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Workers’ Daily weighs in on AI and labor issues

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What happened: On June 11, Workers' Daily, the official paper of China's state labor union (ACFTU), ran a commentary calling to overhaul labor laws for the AI era. ICYDK: The piece flags three worker grievances now surfacing:

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