JD.com Founder Pledges Job Protection Amid AI Automation Expansion

JD.com founder Liu Qiangdong pledged to protect the company's approximately 900,000 employees from job losses due to AI automation. The commitment follows strong first-quarter financial results and positive analyst ratings upgrades.

By Jeff Lewis Fri, June 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM GMT+3 2 min read · Yahoo Finance · June 5, 2026, 13:29 UTC

JD.com Founder Pledges Job Protection Amid AI Automation Expansion

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Topics: AI automation employee retention JD.com job protection

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