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summary: "Economic anxiety and fear of being left behind are driving a booming market for AI courses in China, as reported by Afra Wang in New York Magazine. The article describes a scene in May in a living room on the outskirts of Hangzhou, a city known for tech companies like Alibaba, Unitree, and DeepSeek."
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# A look at China's AI learning frenzy, as economic anxiety and fear of being left behind fuel a booming market for courses promising prosperity through AI \(Afra Wang/New York Magazine\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-16T08:30:01.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** deepseek

## Summary

Economic anxiety and fear of being left behind are driving a booming market for AI courses in China, as reported by Afra Wang in New York Magazine\. The article describes a scene in May in a living room on the outskirts of Hangzhou, a city known for tech companies like Alibaba, Unitree, and DeepSeek\.

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