By Daniel Wiessner July 14 (Reuters) – Twenty-six former employees of Meta Platforms have filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing it of using AI-powered software that disproportionately targeted people with disabilities, or who took medical leave, in selecting people for mass layoffs. Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reporting by […]
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Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, former employees’ lawsuit claims
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By Daniel Wiessner
July 14 (Reuters) – Twenty-six former employees of Meta Platforms have filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing it of using AI-powered software that disproportionately targeted people with disabilities, or who took medical leave, in selecting people for mass layoffs.
Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Daniel Wiessner in Albany, New York; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)