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The advent of AI fuels hopes to propel economic growth and address demographic challenges, but without stable job creation, consumer spending remains subdued. Households, especially youth and migrant workers, tend to save rather than spend—a pattern that hampers the government's stimulus efforts. Deep Seek’s urgent call for tech firms to alert society about at-risk roles highlights the potential societal upheaval that unchecked AI deployment could cause if not managed responsibly.