A court in Moscow upheld the dismissal of a top manager for using AI as legal
Sales director lost her position and “golden parachute” after uploading data to DeepSeek
Quick Look
- The Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow recognized the dismissal of sales director Olga Kovalkova, who uploaded confidential information to the Chinese DeepSeek neural network, as legal.
- The top manager also lost a severance pay of five million rubles.
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Why It Matters
A top manager of a Russian company was fired for uploading confidential information to the DeepSeek external neural network.
The Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow recognized as legal the decision to dismiss the top manager of a Russian company that took advantage of the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI). The Lawyers' League reports this.
From the case materials it follows that the employer fired sales director Olga Kovalkova (name changed), who uploaded confidential information to the Chinese DeepSeek neural network. She was also left without severance pay (“golden parachute”) in the amount of five million rubles, since the employment relationship was terminated not by agreement of the parties, but at the initiative of the company.
It is noted that corporate AI policy should directly prohibit the uploading of trade secrets to external services. Thus, the court recognized that the reason for the employee’s dismissal was a violation when working with confidential data.
Open Questions
- What specific information was loaded into the neural network?
- Will the company file an appeal or additional claims?
