Unlawful to fire employees just to replace them with AI: China court

A Chinese court has ruled the dismissal of an employee, Zhou, who was fired after his firm replaced part of his work with AI, as "unlawful". Initially, the company tried to assign Zhou to a lower role with 40% pay cut, reports stated. When Zhou refused, the firm reportedly fired him and offered a 311,695 yuan (₹43 lakh) severance package.