The case revolves around an employee surnamed Zhou, who joined an AI-related company in 2022 as a quality assurance supervisor. He was earning around 25,000 yuan per month and worked closely with large language models, reviewing outputs, matching queries and filtering problematic content. Over time, the company began handing over parts of his responsibilities to AI systems. Eventually, Zhou was asked to move to a lower role with a reduced salary of 15,000 yuan. Not surprisingly, he refused. The company responded by terminating his contract, citing restructuring and reduced staffing needs, while offering compensation. Zhou challenged the decision and took…