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Green SM changes its brand from Xanh SM to Green SM. The Green Smart Mobility and Intelligent Transport Joint Stock Company (GSM) announced the brand change from Xanh SM to Green SM. The change aims to unify brand identity across the entire system and marks the company's three-year operation. In…
A Chinese game-development company has sparked intense debate after testing an AI “digital employee” created using data from a former worker, according to a report cited by SCMP on Monday, April 13, 2026. The trial model recreates the departed employee as a digital avatar intended to perform routine job functions.
In a widely circulated video, a company employee identified as Xiaoyu introduced the “virtual employee.” The avatar appears in chat windows and can interact directly with users. The system’s introduction states: “Hello, I am the digital avatar of a former employee. You can ask me anything. I will answer based on the documents I processed during my time working.”
The company said the avatar is designed to handle basic duties including answering questions, scheduling appointments, and creating PowerPoint presentations and spreadsheets.
The company said the training data were based on the former employee’s job records and documents provided during employment. It added that the trial was conducted with the worker’s consent and remains internal for now, not yet deployed broadly due to operational limits.
Xiaoyu said the project is a test to assess AI’s ability to manage simple, repetitive tasks, and that the system is currently limited to internal use. He also noted the system is “somewhat clumsy” and would require further refinement before wider deployment.
The project has raised concerns about privacy and the use of personal data. Fu Jian, a partner at a law firm in Henan, warned that data such as chat logs, work emails, and work habits are personal information under the law, and that some data may qualify as sensitive personal information.
Fu said collecting and using data to train AI requires explicit consent from individuals. He added that using internal code, internal documents, or work plans to train AI without permission could be treated as privacy and data-rights violations.
He further said that in severe cases, violations can be prosecuted with “3–7 years in prison, plus fines.”
On Chinese social media, the incident quickly became controversial, with many users expressing skepticism and concern about the trend of “digitizing people” in the workplace. Some comments argued that workers should receive royalties for data rights.
The case has also prompted questions about where technological innovation ends and human rights begin as AI becomes more integrated into work and daily life.
Premium gym chains are entering a “golden era” that is ending or already in decline, as rising operating costs collide with shifting consumer preferences toward more flexible, community-based ways to exercise. Long-term memberships are shrinking, margins are pressured by higher rents and facility expenses, and competition from smaller, more personalized…
