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Former employees sue over Meta's alleged use of biased AI systems during layoffs - Engadget

AnnouncementPolicyJul 14, 2026

Twenty-six former Meta employees are suing the company, alleging biased AI systems including Metamate disproportionately selected workers on protected leave for layoffs. Reuters reports the plaintiffs claim Meta used activity-monitoring data and AI-token dashboards to rank employees without accounting for medical or disability leave. Meta told Reuters the suit lacks merit and that workforce decisions were made by people, not AI. Engadget has sought comment from the company.

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