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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Arpan Rai

Chinese court rules AI no excuse to fire workers in victory for labour rights

A court in China has ruled that employers cannot use AI as an excuse to fire workers, in a major win for labour rights.

The Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court gave the ruling on Tuesday in the favour of a worker at a technology company who was recruited in 2022 to oversee its AI output, but was replaced by a large language model and ultimately fired when he demanded better compensation and position.

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