Analysis ·
Can AI decide who gets laid off?
Original title, in Spanish: “¿La IA puede definir despidos?”
- Publication
- El Economista (México) (Mexico)
- Author
- Cristóbal Martínez Riojas
- Published on
- 23 September 2026 · read in the page structured data
Summary
Human resources specialists interviewed by El Economista describe a still experimental use of AI to help decide layoffs. According to Yoani Aceves (Talenca), some advanced HR directors use simulators and agents, but adoption remains slow in Latin America and always subject to human verification. Alexis Ibarra (Workxis) confirms that she has not seen it used to generate lists of people to lay off. Both experts stress the risk of making departures colder and more impersonal, and recommend that the final decision remain with a human. The article mentions that in the United States, 26 former Meta employees have sued the company, accusing it of using AI to assess performance and decide layoffs, disproportionately affecting people with disabilities, people who were ill or those on parental leave.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
Read the article on El Economista (México) →Figures cited
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26 people
Number of former Meta employees who have sued the company over the use of AI in layoffs
United States
« un grupo de 26 exempleados de Meta demandaron a la empresa al acusarla de usar IA para evaluar el desempeño de los trabajadores y decidir quiénes serían despedidos »
Classification
- Country
- United States
- Company size
- All sizes
- Industries
- Consulting, legal, accounting, business services · All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- Meta (deploys AI), Talenca (cited), Workxis (cited)
- Keywords
- human resources, layoffs, performance evaluation, algorithmic bias, human oversight
Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to El Economista (México) and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.