Meta is facing a lawsuit that could become one of the first major legal tests of whether artificial intelligence can lawfully influence redundancy decisions. Twenty-six current and former employees allege the company used AI-assisted workplace monitoring tools and digital activity data to identify staff for layoffs, disproportionately affecting workers with disabilities, employees on medical leave and pregnant women.
META is facing a lawsuit from 26 former employees who allege the company used AI to help select workers for layoffs, disproportionately targeting employees with disabilities or those who had taken medical leave. pic.twitter.com/0mgBxdq3kj
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