No, China hasn’t made it illegal to fire humans and replace them with AI—but yes it’s made it much more expensive for companies to do so
via english.scio.gov.cn
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China’s State Council has published a state media report through its Information Office concerning a recent legal case about a worker whose role was (at least partially) replaced by AI. The worker, identified by their surname Zhou, was hired for a tech role in quality assurance, before their employer began using AI to cover some […]