Meta Sued For Allegedly Using Discriminatory AI In Layoff Decisions

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Meta conducted layoffs in May affecting 8,000 employees, or 10% of its workforce, driven by plans to invest heavily in artificial intelligence.
A group of 26 anonymous Meta employees alleged that AI-powered systems were used to determine which employees were laid off.
The lawsuit claims the AI systems were inherently discriminatory, particularly targeting employees who were on protected medical or family leave.
Meta allegedly did not address or correct discovered biases in its AI systems when it was made aware, resulting in disproportionate layoff of protected leave employees.
Employees who were laid off are seeking to block the remaining layoff process until they can pursue claims through private arbitration.
Meta denies the allegations of discriminatory layoff practices, stating that workforce decisions were made by people, not AI.
This lawsuit follows a similar case from earlier this year where a whistleblower claimed older workers were disproportionately laid off.

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