- Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is reportedly planning to track US employees’ mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes through internal software. The goal is to generate high-quality training data for AI agents as part of the Model Capability Initiative.
- The news source cites internal memos from Meta’s Superintelligence Labs team, which details how this employee-tracking software will operate on specific work-related apps and websites and make use of periodic screenshots for context.
- This initiative aims to encourage all employees to contribute to improving AI models by simply going about their daily work tasks. Critics argue that such surveillance could undermine trust in the company’s commitment to privacy and ethical practices, while supporters believe it is a necessary step towards developing more advanced AI systems.
Originally published at arstechnica.com. Curated by AI Maestro.
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