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Meta Faces Legal Challenge Over AI-Driven Approach to 10% Workforce Reduction

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Meta is being sued for allegedly using internal AI systems to identify and target specific employees for its 10% layoff.

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Social Media Today reports that Meta deployed what a lawsuit describes as "a constellation of internal artificial-intelligence systems" to determine which employees would be affected by its reduction in force. The legal challenge underscores growing scrutiny around how major tech companies deploy AI for high-stakes organizational decisions.

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