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Meta employees sue over AI use in layoff decisions
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Meta employees sue over AI use in layoff decisions
Dozens of Meta workers have filed a lawsuit alleging the company used artificial intelligence to target employees who took protected leave for layoffs.
- The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in California, claims Meta's AI systems scored and ranked employees, disproportionately selecting those on medical or family leave.
- The 26 plaintiffs are seeking a preliminary ruling to halt the layoffs and requesting an independent audit of Meta's AI tools.
- A Meta spokesperson disputed the allegations, stating that workforce decisions were made by people, not AI.
- Meta paused its AI employee-monitoring program in June after more than 1,600 employees signed a petition calling it a privacy violation.
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