Will they be fired for using neural networks: the lawyer explained the legal nuances to Pskovich

Robots are coming and employers are nervous. While some employees use neural networks to make reports in five minutes, others are reprimanded and fired from their jobs. Is it legal?

As explained by the head of the legal practice SuperJob Alexander Yuzhalin, in the Labor code there is no magic article “for the use of artificial intelligence”. Just fired for asking the neural network to write a letter, it is impossible.

But bosses have a loophole. An employer can prescribe an outright ban on the use of AI in an employment contract or firm’s internal rules. If you signed this document, and then got caught, the punishment scheme is standard: first a reprimand, and with repeated “sin” – dismissal for systematic violation of discipline.

There is also a scenario in which you can be calculated one day. This will happen if your “assistant neural network” causes secrets to leak. Uploaded to the chatbot trade secrets or personal data of customers? This is a gross violation for which they are dismissed without warning.

The result is simple: if your company does not have a piece of paper banning AI, there is nothing to complain about. But the leaders of the lawyers are advised not to skimp on ink and fix all the prohibitions officially.