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Employees sue Meta over claims AI systems selected workers for lay-offs

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Meta employees are suing the company, claiming that artificial intelligence systems selected workers for layoffs. According to ABC News, many of the affected employees had taken pregnancy or parental leave—during which their measured output was lower. The case raises questions about whether the AI factored those reduced metrics into its layoff decisions.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/meta-employees-all...

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