China wants more robots but not fewer workers (opens in new tab)

(economist.com)

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Most interesting here are the stats on how quickly china is rolling out ML automation. e.g. the self-driving car stats:

>The number of unmanned cabs is expected to hit 14,000 by the end of 2026

vs:

"Wall Street analysts project Waymo’s active fleet will reach between 5,100 and 6,000 vehicles by the end of 2026, up from its current count of roughly 3,000" (according to Gemini. apologies for laziness)

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marojejianOP9d ago

archive: https://archive.is/V1OIP

Most interesting here are the stats on how quickly china is rolling out ML automation. e.g. the self-driving car stats:

>The number of unmanned cabs is expected to hit 14,000 by the end of 2026

vs:

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