Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma claims that concerns over AI eliminating jobs are 'empty worries'

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AI will never possess human wisdom, says Ma, but it may mean three or four-day working weeks

Jack Ma, the billionaire entrepreneur behind China's Alibaba marketplace, has suggested that artificial intelligence won't make most people redundant - contrary to many of the apocalyptic warnings ...

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