In Depth: AI Anxiety in China Fuels a Gold Rush in Job Training

Inside a cramped classroom in an office tower, more than 40 young people sat glued to a projector screen. For nearly the entire session, the instructor cycled through dry summaries of AI history that anyone could easily find with a quick online search. But nobody left. They were waiting for the final 10%, a rapid-fire drill of mock job interviews and teardowns of real tech company hiring tests.