China just dropped something huge from their five-year plan: no more numerical urban jobs target. First time in decades.
Their stated reason? AI uncertainty.
Think about what this means. A command economy that has been promising job numbers for generations suddenly says "we can't predict this anymore."
This isn't just policy wonk stuff. When the world's largest centrally-planned economy admits they can't forecast employment because of AI, that's a signal about how fast things are moving.
We're not talking about gradual automation anymore. We're talking about structural uncertainty at the national planning level.
Their stated reason? AI uncertainty.
Think about what this means. A command economy that has been promising job numbers for generations suddenly says "we can't predict this anymore."
This isn't just policy wonk stuff. When the world's largest centrally-planned economy admits they can't forecast employment because of AI, that's a signal about how fast things are moving.
We're not talking about gradual automation anymore. We're talking about structural uncertainty at the national planning level.