Quantifying the impact of artificial intelligence technology on China's manufacturing employment

Artificial intelligence technology is now widely utilized in a wide range of industries in China, with the merging of manufacturing and AI technology in particular deepening. AI technology, being a skill-biased technical innovation, is almost certain to have a significant influence on employment in China's industrial economy. This study constructs and quantifies China's manufacturing intelligence index using provincial panel data from 2010 to 2019, evaluates the mechanism of the impact of AI technology on China's manufacturing employment, tested empirically the impact of AI technology on China's manufacturing employment, and integrates the findings to draw conclusions on how China can achieve manufacturing employment in the AI technology environment.