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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
David Unyime Nkanta

Within 10 Years, Many Jobs Could Vanish, Warns DeepSeek Senior Researcher at a Chinese Conference

DeepSeek chat (Credit: Pexels/Abdelrahman Ahmed)

A leading Chinese AI expert has issued a grave warning about the future of human employment and urged tech companies to act as 'guardians of humanity' amid growing concerns over automation and jobs.

Chen Deli, a senior researcher at the artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, told delegates at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen that AI could eliminate the majority of human jobs within the next 10 to 20 years — unless tech companies take moral responsibility for protecting society.

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