Meta's New AI Tool Tracks Staff Activity, Sparks Concern
Business Insider • • business
Key Points:
- Meta is deploying new software on US employees' work computers to track keystrokes, mouse movements, and screen content in order to train AI models on real examples of how humans use computers.
- The software focuses on commonly used work applications such as Gmail, GChat, Metamate, and VSCode, and does not apply to employees' phones.
- The rollout has sparked significant backlash internally, with employees expressing discomfort and frustration over the lack of an opt-out option, which Meta confirmed is not available on company-provided laptops.
- Meta assures that privacy safeguards are in place to protect sensitive content and that the collected data will be used solely for AI training purposes.
- This initiative is part of Meta’s broader AI push, including the creation of Meta Superintelligence Labs and internal AI-focused teams, and extends existing monitoring policies already disclosed to employees.
