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"Used Parental Leave, Fired": When AI Handled Layoffs, 86% Were Women

A US labor research institute report found that 86% of the 610,000 US workers laid off in January were women. AI is increasingly replacing jobs in female-dominated fields like administration and customer service, and companies are using AI to select workers for layoffs. Critics argue that AI-driven evaluations can be opaque, making it difficult to prove discrimination.

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2026-01-01
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