Chinese court awards compensation to sacked worker replaced by AI
Humanoid robots are trained in China. The court ruled that the company in Hangzhou had been wrong to fire the worker because AI could do his job. Humanoid robots are trained in China. The court ruled that the company in Hangzhou had been wrong to fire the worker because AI could do his job. A court in China has ruled in favour of a worker whose company replaced him with artificial intelligence (AI), awarding him more than £28,000 in compensation.
May-13-2026, 14:58:57 GMT
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