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Meta in row after workers who say they saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

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Meta in row after workers who say they saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

Meta and its subcontractor disagree over why over 1000 Kenya-based workers were made redundant.

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Meta in row after workers who say they saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleChris VallanceSenior technology reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesMeta boss Mark Zuckerberg demonstrating the Meta smart glassesMeta is under pressure to explain why it cancelled a major contract with a company it was using to train AI, shortly after some of its Kenya-based workers alleged they had to view graphic content captured by Meta smart glasses.In February, workers at the company, Sama, told two Swedish newspapers they had witnessed glasses users going to the toilet and having sex.Less than two months later, Meta ended its contract with Sama, which Sama said would result in 1,108 workers being made redundant.Meta says it's because Sama did not meet its…

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