politics
Lawsuit claims Meta's layoff decisions were made by AI, not humans
Meta denies using AI to terminate workers with disabilities and medical problems.
TL;DR
- 26 former Meta employees have filed a lawsuit accusing the company of using AI for layoffs.
- The lawsuit alleges that Meta's AI tools unfairly targeted workers with disabilities and those who took protected medical or family leaves.
- Plaintiffs claim Meta's AI systems did not account for protected leaves or disabilities when scoring employees.
- Meta has denied the allegations, asserting that human managers made the layoff decisions.
- The lawsuit seeks an injunction to preserve employment status and an independent audit of the layoff selection process.