It feels like every other week there's news of another round of layoffs credited to AI. If you wondered why a widely predicted wave of employment lawsuits over AI use has yet to arrive, a case filed by former Meta workers may hold the answers.
The novel lawsuit claims that the company, which recently paused a program that captured employee mouse movements and keystrokes for AI training data, relied on discriminatory AI tools to select employees for layoffs. But the case highlights the problems workers face in suing employers over the new technology, including proving how it was actually used.
Reuters spoke to legal experts who say workers often have little understanding of how AI systems are used in the workplace and many have also signed away their right to sue in court.
Meta is not the only company facing challenges precipitated by AI, OpenAI revealed models went rogue during testing, triggering an 'unprecedented' breach at a startup.
