Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs

Twenty-six former employees of Meta Platforms have filed a lawsuit against the tech 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. The lawsuit, filed in Oakland, California, federal court late Monday, says that the company relied on factors such as productivity and AI token usage when it began slashing thousands of jobs earlier this ⁠year, disadvantaging ‌people who missed work because of medical conditions.