Meta accused of using biased AI targeting for mass layoffs
A group of 26 former Meta employees is suing the company over claims that it used AI tools to unfairly target workers on leave with layoffs, as reported earlier by Reuters. In the lawsuit, the employees allege Meta determined which workers to dismiss based on performance data collected by a "constellation" of internal AI tools, but failed to exclude those on parental or medical leave from its ranking system: The result was that employees who took protected leaves were dispropo
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A group of former employees is suing Meta, claiming the company used AI tools to rank workers' performance and select people for layoffs while failing to exclude those on parental or medical leave. The employees allege this resulted in workers taking protected leaves being disproportionately targeted for termination, which they say violates laws against firing people for exercising their legal right to leave. The layoffs occurred as part of Meta's plan to cut 10 percent of its workforce, with the company using multiple internal AI systems to score and rank employees for dismissal. Meta denies the claims, stating that workforce decisions were made by people rather than AI.
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