On Chinese microblogging site Weibo, the hashtag “ask DeepSeek whether my job will be taken” was popular as of Thursday ( Feb 20 ), receiving close to 7.2 million views.
” I thought in the age of AI, an’ metal grain bowl’ may be an’ metal rice bowl’. However, I didn’t realize that the introduction of an AI civil servant would fundamentally alter my opinion, and it appears that no work is safe right now,” one person wrote.
” Since we can’t stop the Artificial flood, guess we’ll have to accept it. After all, AI is not going away anytime soon, so I think people should actually try it out.”
Amid the argument, Futian authorities have clarified that the modern employees are “assistants” and never” AI legal servants”.
The Futian District Government Service Data Administration Bureau’s deputy director, Gao Zeng, claimed in a press release on Tuesday that the AI assistants must include a designated individual “guardian” in order to make decisions on their own.
Gao further described these concepts as being able to “assist in open management,” increase job performance, and lessen the burden on a local level.  ,
Meng Qingguo from Tsinghua University told the local media website ECNS that DeepSeek is cost-effective and effective, making it accessible for use in government affairs.  ,
He added that being homegrown, the AI software also performs also in terms of Chinese handling, making it suitable for local usage, including by the government.
Wang Peng, a scientist at the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, described the Futian district’s move as an “active try to change state politics into an smart one.”  ,
Wang, who was quoted in the Futian publicity department content, noted that more government agencies and organizations may start using AI to improve job performance and company value in the future.
Wang also thinks that Wang’s concerns that AI will completely replace individual jobs are unfounded, at least for the moment.
Even though the usage of AI may alter some classic jobs, it will also open up new job opportunities, he said.  ,