Definition
AI workplace surveillance refers to employer use of AI systems — productivity scoring, keystroke/activity monitoring, communication summarizers, and ranking models — to evaluate or select employees. Raises disability, leave, and discrimination risks when scores ignore protected absences.
Key Points
- Meta lawsuit (July 2026): alleges Metamate / token-usage / ranking tools biased layoff selection against medical-leave workers
- Meta denies AI made decisions; claims managers decide
- First major U.S. federal challenge framing AI-assisted RIF selection (plaintiffs’ framing)