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15.07.26 - 07:36
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Meta used AI to tag workers who took leave to be laid off, lawsuit claims (The Guardian)
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Lawsuit filed by dozens of employees says people who took maternity or disability leave were disproportionately selected for layoffsDozens of Meta employees have sued the social media company 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.The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in the northern district of California, points to Meta's workforce reduction of about 8,000 employees earlier this year. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The suit alleges that Meta used a “constellation of internal artificial intelligence systems”, including AI performance ratings and keystroke- and activity-monitoring data, to pinpoint who to lay off. Continue reading......
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15.07.26 - 04:27
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Meta Used AI To Lay Off Workers With Medical Conditions: Lawsuit (ZeroHedge)
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Meta Used AI To Lay Off Workers With Medical Conditions: Lawsuit
Twenty-six Meta employees have sued the company, alleging that AI-assisted systems used in its layoff process unfairly disadvantaged workers with disabilities, medical conditions, pregnancies, or family-care responsibilities.
The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court in Oakland, California. The employees, who are proceeding anonymously, claim Meta considered factors such as productivity scores and employees' use of AI tools when deciding which jobs to eliminate. According to the complaint, this approach penalized workers whose medical leave or caregiving obligations reduced their recorded activity.
The plaintiffs were informed in May that their employment would end beginning July 22. They are asking the court to temporarily halt the layoffs while their discrimination and retaliation claims proceed through individual arbitration.
Meta rejected the allegations.
"Workforce management and organizational decisions were and are ma...
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14.07.26 - 22:06
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Meta to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results (PR Newswire)
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MENLO PARK, Calif., July 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) announced today that the company's second quarter 2026 financial results will be released after market close on Wednesday, July 29th, 2026. Meta will host a conference call to discuss its results at 1:30......
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14.07.26 - 18:18
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Apple Avoided the AI CapEx Trap — It Could Create the Biggest iPhone Upgrade Cycle Ever (24/7 Wall St.)
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For the past two years, investors have measured the artificial intelligence race by one metric above all others: spending. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) are collectively on pace to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on AI infrastructure this year, betting that bigger data centers and more powerful chips will ... Apple Avoided the AI CapEx Trap — It Could Create the Biggest iPhone Upgrade Cycle Ever...
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14.07.26 - 15:42
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Der Protest gegen Künstliche Intelligenz wächst (RND)
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Amazon löscht nach Empörung einen KI-synchronisierten Film, Meta zieht eine Deepfake-Funktion zurück – und in den USA demonstrieren Menschen erfolgreich gegen Rechenzentren. Der Protest gegen die KI-Visionen der Tech-Konzerne ist lauter denn je. Aber kann er sie auch ins Straucheln bringen?...
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