{"author":{"name":"Caiwei Chen","slug":"caiwei-chen","article_count":1,"latest_published_at":"2026-04-20T14:10:28.312+00:00","profile_url":"https://platform.waiboom.ai/authors/caiwei-chen","api_url":"https://platform.waiboom.ai/api/authors/caiwei-chen"},"articles":[{"slug":"chinese-tech-workers-are-starting-to-train-their-ai-doubles-8211-and-pushing-bac","title":"Chinese Workers Push Back as Bosses Ask Them to Train AI Replacements","url":"https://platform.waiboom.ai/article/2026/04/20/chinese-tech-workers-are-starting-to-train-their-ai-doubles-8211-and-pushing-bac","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"Chinese tech workers are being instructed by their employers to train AI agents that could automate or replace their own jobs, sparking debate about worker dignity and the practical limits of AI automation. A viral GitHub project called Colleague Skill, created as satire by an engineer at Shanghai AI Lab, demonstrated how easily AI tools can extract and replicate individual workers' skills, workflows, and personality quirks from workplace chat histories. While some workers find the technology uncanny, companies see value in having employees document their processes to identify which tasks can be standardized versus which require human judgment. The trend reflects broader pressure on Chinese tech workers to embrace AI agent tools like OpenClaw and Claude Code, even as questions mount about job security and what it means to codify human work into replaceable modules.","published_at":"2026-04-20T14:10:28.312+00:00","updated_at":"2026-04-22T00:59:04.768177+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/20/1136149/chinese-tech-workers-ai-colleagues/","name":"MIT Technology Review"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://wp.technologyreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/rice-bowl-claw.jpg?fit=1616,908","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"AI Agents","slug":"ai-agents"},{"name":"AI for Business","slug":"ai-for-business"},{"name":"Governance & Policy","slug":"governance-policy"}]}]}