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Meta Pauses Employee-Tracking Program Following Internal Data Leak
WIRED • • business
Key Points:
- Meta faced internal backlash after exposing employee keystroke data through a controversial tracking program intended to train AI models, with employees previously raising concerns about privacy.
- Meta’s AI division is experiencing significant turmoil, with executives and staff struggling to manage a chaotic strategy, as highlighted by internal discussions and reports.
- CTO Andrew Bosworth acknowledged the company’s poorly handled AI reorganization in an internal memo, promising improvements in stability, communication, and workplace perks to boost morale.
- Meta quietly embedded unreleased face-recognition technology into millions of phones via its smart glasses platform, raising privacy concerns; the feature was later removed following media scrutiny.
- Amazon is investigating three software engineers who allege retaliation for expressing political beliefs related to data center operations, filing a complaint with Seattle’s civil rights office.
