Meta faces discrimination lawsuit over AI use in mass layoffs

In May, Meta laid off 10% of its workforce, impacting nearly 8,000 employees. On Monday, a group of current and former staffers filed a lawsuit alleging the company used AI to target those with disabilities or on medical or family leave for layoffs. Instead of using the judgment of managers, the lawsuit claims Meta used a “constellation of internal artificial-intelligence systems” to create the termination list.  That includes a system referred to internally as “Metamate”; employee-trained…