Meta layoffs: US judge rejects bid to halt AI discrimination job cuts

A US judge has refused to temporarily stop Meta from laying off workers who claim they were unfairly selected for job cuts by the company’s AI tools, according to a Reuters report. US District Judge William Orrick on Friday ruled that he would not stop Meta from carrying out its layoffs starting on July 22, even as the merits of the workers’ legal claims are decided through private arbitration.

The judge noted that the workers were not able to show that losing their jobs at Meta amounted to “irreparable harm” that would require him to issue an emergency order blocking the layoffs.