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00:02A coalition of 26 current and former Meta employees sued the company,
00:07alleging it used artificial intelligence in a discriminatory manner
00:10during layoffs affecting 10% of its workforce in May, according to CNBC.
00:16The workers claim Meta's internal AI systems relied on performance,
00:21productivity, AI usage, and token consumption metrics
00:24that failed to account for protected medical and family leave or disabilities.
00:28The lawsuit alleges violations of pregnancy, disability, and protected leave laws
00:34and seeks an injunction preserving the plaintiff's employment
00:37while the selection process undergoes an independent audit.
00:41Meta denied the allegations, saying the claims lack merit
00:45and that people, not AI, made its workforce and organizational decisions.
00:49The case follows a separate ruling allowing discrimination claims
00:53involving Workday's AI-powered hiring software to proceed.
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