Employee fired for using AI to assist work; court rules insurance company must pay $46,000 and continue performance

According to CCTV Business, Ms. Wu, a legal officer at a Beijing insurance company, uploaded audit data tables she had compiled herself to a third-party AI platform recommended by her supervisors multiple times for work assistance. She was subsequently terminated by the company for allegedly violating information security regulations. The court found no evidence of intentional disclosure and noted that the company's rules did not explicitly prohibit using third-party AI tools, nor did it prove actual data leakage occurred. It ruled to revoke the termination notice, continue employment, and pay wage losses totaling over 46,000 RMB. The second instance upheld the original verdict, and the judgment has taken effect.