May 2, 2026

China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same.

Trader analyzing stock market data on smartphone and phone
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A quality assurance supervisor identified only as Zhou joined a technology company in Hangzhou in November 2022. His job was to work with AI large language models, optimising their outputs and filtering sensitive content. He earned 25,000 yuan per mo...