Meta sued after workers claim AI targeted maternity leave during layoffs
- Meta is facing a lawsuit from 26 employees who allege the tech giant used artificial intelligence to identify workers for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those who had taken protected leave.
- The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Oakland, California, claims Meta deployed internal AI tools, keystroke and activity monitoring, AI usage dashboards, and algorithm-assisted performance rankings to determine who would be cut from its workforce.
- These cuts impacted approximately 8,000 employees, representing about 10% of the company's total staff.
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- Meta is facing a lawsuit from 26 employees who allege the tech giant used artificial intelligence to identify workers for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those who had taken protected leave.
- The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Oakland, California, claims Meta deployed internal AI tools, keystroke and activity monitoring, AI usage dashboards, and algorithm-assisted performance rankings to determine who would be cut from its workforce.
- These cuts impacted approximately 8,000 employees, representing about 10% of the company's total staff.
Sources: The Independent