alt Hacker NewsChina? A New York Times article reports that a Chinese court has ruled that layoffs justified by AI are illegal. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/china-ai-unemplo...
China? A New York Times article reports that a Chinese court has ruled that layoffs justified by AI are illegal. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/china-ai-unemplo...
The firms will obviously then just use any excuse that doesn't contain the word AI. Money to pay salaries is not free.
Regardless, at best it protects existing employees. A hiring freeze will still block new workers.