The founder of China's Amazon wants his 700,000 blue-collar workers to be 'white-collarized' in time for AI

JD.com founder Richard Liu plans to retrain 700,000 blue-collar delivery workers as robots automate manual tasks, transitioning them into office-based roles focused on robot repair and maintenance. The company has partnered with 120 schools in China to facilitate this retraining, ensuring workers are not displaced by automation.