A court in eastern China’s Hangzhou city, an AI hub, has ruled in favor of a senior tech worker whose company replaced him with artificial intelligence (AI).
中国东部人工智能中心杭州的一家法院，对一名资深技术员工做出了有利判决，其公司曾用人工智能取代了他的职位。
At the heart of the case is whether a company can use AI replacement as a pretext for laying off human workers.
本案的核心在于，一家公司是否可以将人工智能替代作为解雇人类员工的借口。
But corporate profits have been squeezed as the Chinese economy remains sluggish. Add to that the rising costs brought on by the Iran war, and businesses will likely be looking for more ways to cut costs.
但由于中国经济持续低迷，企业利润受到挤压。再加上伊朗战争带来的成本上升，企业很可能会寻求更多削减成本的方法。