Meta sued for using AI to tag employees on leave

"A group of Meta employees is suing the social-media company over how it carried out layoffs this spring, alleging that it used AI that disproportionately cut workers with disabilities or on protected leave."

Zuckerberg sued for using AI to target employees with disabilities, for layoffs. These people keep telling us who they are and are begging to be regulated. There's no good reason other for *not* regulating these companies other than greed. www.reuters.com/world/meta-u...

If you listen to the billionaires, AI is ushering in a new era of endless possibilities, including ground-breaking ways to target those unwilling or able to work inhuman hours for pitiful wages... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Meta used AI to tag workers who took leave to be laid off, lawsuit claims Lawsuit filed by dozens of employees says people who took maternity or disability leave were disproportionately selected for layoffs www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

targeting people for going on maternity leave isn't cool. you know what's cool? targeting people for going on DISABILITY LEAVE — that's cool.

#BREAKING: Mark Zuckerberg's Company Used AI To Target And Layoff Employees With Disability Issues. Now They're Suing Meta for Cause. LIKE❤️| #rtREPOST |FOLLOW 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

“…over claims that it used artificial intelligence tools to tag workers for mass layoffs. The workers allege that those AI tools targeted them after they asked for protected or maternity leave or disability accommodation.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Current and former Meta employees are suing the company, claiming the layoff AI algorithm targeted people on medical leave, with disabilities, or caring for family. The first such lawsuit against a major US company. What so you think? www.reuters.com/world/meta-u...

This is the future the tech-billionaires want for us. It’s grim. Their vision for AI is as a means to them more power over us, including total surveillance. Ideally, they’d like to be gods, with us as their slaves. The world would be better without Meta. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I cannot imagine a more evil cohort of people than the tech monsters ruling the US (and via the US, the world): Meta used AI to score and rank employees for layoffs, and of course people on maternity and with medical conditions were picked out first. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

For all of your facebook lovers... apnews.com/article/meta... Meta employees sue, alleging AI-driven layoff picks hit workers on medical and parental leave

www.reuters.com/world/meta-u... Now, as a disabled and chronically ill person, this is not news to me, but in case you needed a reminder: this world really, REALLY hátes disabled people. ALSO: fúck Zuckerface. And Meta. And AI. 🖕🖕

Presentaron una demanda contra Meta por usar una IA para marcar, como personal a despedir, a quienes se tomaron licencia por maternidad o enfermedad, o solicitaron beneficios por discapacidad. En cambio nosotros no necesitamos IA para saber qué es Zuckerberg www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Wie widerlich kann man sein #META #Zuckerberg "26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems to select people for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claims www.yahoo.com/finance/tech... Capitalism is an inhuman system, using people purely as a means to increase numbers in accounts. It is killing us and our planet.